Motif Afghans Paperback – May 30, 2013

Motif Afghans by Candi Jensen is a portable crochet pattern booklet. It’s about the size of a piece of letter paper folded in half, so it’s easy to put into your project bag. As the name suggests, the booklet includes five patterns for motif blankets, including two made with hexagons (including the one pictured on the cover), two made with squares, and a granny ripple.Each pattern includes the skill level; a “shopping list” of supplies including yarn listed by weight and color, crochet hook size, and yarn needle; the size and gauge information; instructions for working the motifs; and instructions for seaming and finishing. Three of the patterns also include assembly diagrams.The end of the booklet includes a guide to pattern abbreviations; a crochet hook size chart; definitions of each skill level; a guide to yarn weights; and the list of actual yarns (including brand name and color number) used to make the samples.Each pattern includes at least one large picture and most include several pictures.This booklet includes several classic granny patterns and would be a good “on-the-go” project booklet for crocheters who like to make simple motif patterns. The Ravelry page for this booklet only includes three of the patterns, but you can get an idea of what the patterns look like there. If you already have many granny square books in your collection, you may not need this one, but the portability is great for traveling with your crochet.Full disclosure: A free review copy of Motif Afghans by Candi Jensen was provided to me by Leisure Arts. Although I accept free products for review, I do not accept additional compensation, nor do I guarantee a positive review. My reviews are based entirely on my honest opinions.

The instructions are easy to follow. There's patterns for the beginners and yet there is some for the more experienced crocheter. I have left over yarn from other projects and wanted patterns where I could use it, this fits the bill.

The book did not load to my kindle. I was very disappointed. I never got it.the only one not to load.

I love the fact that is small and portable, the projects are great and best of all it gives you a detailed list of the mateials needed, I already started to make one of the afghans.

Wonderful patterns, I didn't have any ideas and now I can't wait to get started on afghans for every family member! Very beautiful patterns.

Love this pattern.

Super book. Great patterns. I use it a lot.

Love this book! Helpful and easy patterns.

This book is lovely it has some very nice patterns inside. I would say it is more like a fancy magazine than a book but is well worth the price.

I have been seeing one pattern on my Pinterest feed for months and months now and it was piquing my interest so I finally succumbed and bought the book. It is probably my own fault for not reading the product description properly but I was a little surprised at the size of the book, which is really only a booklet containing 5 patterns which on reflection, I have to say, are either freely available on the internet with a little digging or easy to work out for yourself anyway.