The Finer Edge: Crocheted Trims, Motifs & Borders

I love Krisin Omdahl's work. Her instructions are clear, the photos are great, with good example projects. The first week I got the book, I solved a "too short" skirt problem with a beautiful edging. Came out great. The ideas and patterns in this book are beautiful and the possibilities are as wide as your imagination. Definitely recommend for the serious crochet enthusiast.

There are fabulous choices and intriguing designs in this book for edgings.

Every pattern says which way it is worked (side to side, top to bottom, bottom to top, or some other way), has a diagram (which makes understanding the overall structure much easier), and is worked in actual crochet big enough to see and in varied cool colors as well. The written out instructions are also clear. The projects in the back are not the reason to buy this book as they are not nearly as nice as the edgings presented in the beginning. Only the "Moebus" scarf/shawl even slightly appeals to me, but the edgings themselves are different enough from other books that I consider this an excellent purchase!

This helped me crochet my very first border. It is on the ends of a scarf I have made for my niece and makes the scarf look more expensive.

I was pleased with the variety of edging patterns and already have a list of which ones I plan to make.The ideas for using the edgings in new and different ways really intrigues me. As a person who always changes things up, it has set my mind to work on a lot of new project ideas. The edgings are great, but there aren't a huge number of them. If you're not a person who thinks outside the box, but are just looking for patterns, you may be happier with a different edging book with more patterns and less ideas.

This author supplies written, graphs and pictorial instructions. Her presentation is clear and readable. Even the beginner crochet can learn from the graphs a WIDE variety of borders for projects. If you are a beginner that has a slightly lopsided afghan, don't throw it out! Salvage your work with a large border, which will help hide and balance the imperfection. I have purchased a few of Omdahl's books and I have not been disappointed yet.

I crochet tons of baby afghans and love the book because I can use the same inside pattern and embelish the edges with beautiful borders. Also I love the fact that it is on my Kindle and I don't have to cary a bunch of books with me when I leave home. I always carry my crochet projects with me and having the book on Kindle is wonderful.

One of my most favorite crochet reference books ! Lots of interesting and different edgings that will give your next project that "WOW" factor ! I love that it has the written pattern and diagrams for each. It has helped me learn how to read both types of patterns.

縁編みの本だと思ったが、帽子.ラップスカート.バッグ.ショールなどの作品の掲載もあり思ったより内容的に良かった。 巻頭は寒色系の縁編みがたくさん載っていて参考になる。 私は真ん中にフリルが寄っているバッグが気になった。 色はピンク。 この本全体の色使いがカラフルで楽しい。 作り方は日本の編み物本でもお馴染みの記号図が使われているので英語がわからなくても編めます。 買って良かった。満足しています(^o^)v

Ich habe das Buch als Kindle-Edition gekauft und muss sagen, dass es sich gelohnt hat. Die Kindle-Qualität ist sehr gut, man kann gut damit arbeiten. Das Buch selbst enthält einige sehr schöne und ungewöhnliche Muster, die zwar als Randspitzen gedacht sind, in einigen Fällen aber auch für größere Stücke verwendet werden können. Es gibt diverse Kreise, Räder, Fächer, Knoten....hier dürfte jeder etwas für seinen Geschmack finden. Die Projekte selbst sind hübsch, aber nicht besonders aus dem Rahmen fallend. Es gibt Schals, eine Tasche, Umhänge, Tops und Pullover. Das große Plus dieses Buchs sind auch nicht unbedingt die Projekte, sondern die Vielzahl an schönen Mustern und die Tatsache, dass es neben einer Textbeschreibung für alles auch komfortable Häkelschriften gibt.

This book contains a variety of edgings, which I will find quite useable. It is more than just a stitch pattern guide as it has some patterns in the back of the book. The best thing about this book is that it is written instructions with the diagrams and would be a very good way to learn to follow diagrams if this is something you have not yet mastered.

In search of original borders and appliques I took a shot at this book and was not disappointed. The charts are very large and clear making the crochet so much easier than other books on crochet. Some designs very basic while others more intricate so adaptable to all styles.

Beau livre de référence à avoir. Les explications du sac à la fin du livre sont difficiles à comprendre; je les ai relues cinq fois et ce n’est pas clair encore. Toutefois, je ne regrette pas mon achat!