My First Crochet Book: 35 fun and easy crochet projects for children aged 7 years +

I love the book and wish I had one when I started crocheting!

I ordered this, as I had given away my copy to a sick friend to learn how to crochet. This is so simply written with the drawing , no one can not learn how to crochet. This is written for a child or younger person, so it is soooo easy to learn from. I highly recommend this book. Came so fast ,so I give the 100% approval on all areas.

I bought this for my granddaughter for Christmas - she loved it and has been learning and crocheting!

Helpful instructions and pictures to help me teach my grand-kids how to crochet.

As described

I purchased two of these books for my grand daughters, one 7 and one 9 to teach them to crochet. The projects are simple enough, however, I have two major problems with this book. One is concerning the yarns used in each project, not only are they very expensive and hard to find, but the author did not specify yarn weights or suggest yarn substitutions. Second is the varied hook sizes used in the projects, which range anywhere from a US B to a US M. There are 9 different hook sizes used with these projects. Another words, in addition to the book, a very large investment for materials would have to be made in order to create the projects. This turns me off considering I am teaching two youngsters that may find crochet isn't for them after all.

My First Crochet Book is a comprehensive crochet book geared towards children. The book opens with a 1-page Tools and Materials overview, followed by an 8-page Crochet Techniques section that includes written and illustrated instructions for basic crochet stitches, increasing, decreasing, and more. The book uses bright colors and includes cute illustrations of animals playing with yarn or hooks throughout.The book then moves onto the patterns, which are organized by project type. The first section, Clothes and Accessories, includes 11 patterns. Jewelry includes 7 patterns, Bedroom Essentials includes 7 patterns, and Perfect Gifts includes 10 patterns. Each pattern is written out in U.S. pattern abbreviations and includes multiple illustrations. Some are informative (e.g., to show how to finish a project) and others are entertaining (e.g., an elephant holding a pair of scissors). There are also several full color photos of each project. The book ends with a list of suppliers with links to websites and a written index.Although the subtitle on My First Crochet Book by CICO KIdz is “35 fun and easy projects for children aged 7 years +,” I would actually recommend it for older children in their tweens and teens for several reasons. It is fairly text-heavy, relies on illustrations rather than progress photos to provide instruction, and uses pattern abbreviations in the patterns. I think younger children would struggle with the translation from English to crochet pattern abbreviations (I know many adults do!), so I recommend this book for an older audience that has stronger reading skills and a longer attention span. Also, because the patterns are arranged by type rather than by skill level, I think a younger child might get frustrated if s/he unknowingly chooses a project that is too difficult. However, for an older child, or with parental guidance, I think this book has some really fun projects for kids. The cute illustrations and varied color palette make it visually appealing as well.Full disclosure: A free review/giveaway copy of My First Crochet Book was provided by CICO Books. 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.

Not what I was looking for, but would be good for kids 8-12 years old would be a good age.

I'm not a crocheter, so I thought this book would be ideal to get me started (being as it was aimed at 7 year olds!)... Unfortunately I'm not great at following directions from a book and prefer to be shown which was my first issue with this book... I'm not sure a 7 year old would be able to grasp it without an adult explaining and directing. Luckily I have a friend who could show me and soon put me on the right track!The projects themselves are a lovely variety... as I'm only just starting out I haven't tried any yet but my friend has borrowed the book off me and it whizzing through the various projects! She finds the book very easy to follow and is enjoying the new makes!This book is ideal if you have a grasp of what you're doing or can understand written instructions easily... a very good beginners book for the amount of projects available!

not exactly what I was hoping for - would've liked more instruction on doing it, but then maybe it's so simple it doesn't need more instruction and i'm just not getting it!

This book was sent to Australia for my eldest granddaughter's ninth birthday. She absolutely loved it and used it straight away.

We haven't got around too making any yet but the visual guides are great and it's explained very clearly

Easy to follow