Crochet Collage Garden: 100 Patterns for Crochet Flowers, Plants and Petals

Crochet designer and gardener Norrington’s book features 10 collages, each with a motif based on real and imaginary plants. Many showcase berries, fungi, and buds with views that are half-open, front-on, and sideways, all inspired by the author’s own garden. A variety of foliage is included as well. Thanks to clear photos of crochet motifs, in situ and numbered on a subsequent page, pattern recognition is simple. This guide will help whittle away at the dibs and dabs in yarn collectors’ stashes. The patterns are written out and depicted visually through crochet symbols. Helpful notes are also included with some patterns. Norrington is British, so readers will encounter the King’s English, but the patterns use U.S. crochet terms. This is a title for crocheters looking for patterns, not ideas. While this work closes with techniques to make the motifs more realistic, along with symbol charts and stitch instructions (written and illustrated), there is only one paragraph about utilizing these ideas.