Stackpole Books is one of my favorite publishers. I have reviewed a bunch of their craft books; the short version of these reviews: I highly recommend them all! If you want more details about why, exactly, I recommend each one, I invite you to check out the following book reviews:

Candle Making Books Published by Stackpole Books

1. Candle Making Basics by Eric Ebeling

If you’re hoping to find one in-depth book that will teach you, step-by-step, everything you need to know about candle making, it’s worth checking out Eric Ebeling’s simple guide to making basic candles. It’s called Candle Making Basics. This book gives you step-by-step color photos, complete detailed shopping lists, outstanding project ideas and helpful insights that will teach you what you need to know to get up and running with candle making. There’s an emphasis in the book on candle making safety — so if you’re worried about how to deal with all the pitfalls that can arise in candle making, this is exactly the book you’d want to start out with as a beginner. I highly recommend this book.

Learn More About Candle Making Basics:

• Click here to get more insights in my detailed book review.
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Excellent Knitting Books Published by Stackpole Books

2. Colorful Knit Soxx: 26 Knit Sock Patterns for Warm, Happy Feet

As you’ve probably deduced by this book’s title, sock knitting is the primary focus of the entire publication. The book also has a secondary focus: COLOR. If you’d be interested in knitting colorful, multicolored socks, this is exactly the book you’ll want to work from. However, the book does also include options for knitting 2 solid-colored sock patterns plus a couple of striped sock patterns — so if you are not yet confident in your stranded colorwork knitting skills, you will have a few other options you can use.

Learn More About This Book:

• Click here if you’d like to check out my full-length book review of this title.
• Click here to shop for Colorful Knit Soxx at Amazon.

3. Round Loom Knitting in 10 Easy Lessons Book

Want to learn how to knit using round knitting looms instead of pairs of knitting needles? If so, this is the book for you. This book gives you 10 easy, step-by-step lessons for creating innovating projects on a variety of round loom sizes.

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4. Amazing Loom Knits Book

In this sequel to Round Loom Knitting in 10 Easy Lessons, the author gives you more patterns for round loom knitting projects. In this sequel, the focus is on teaching you how to incorporate some more advanced techniques like cables and colorwork into your loom knitted projects.

5. Knockout Knit Hats and Hoods

If hats are your go-to knitting projects — or if you’ve never knitted a hat before, but you want to try it — you’ll definitely want to take a look at this lovely new hat pattern book. All the patterns in this book are hats, hoods and hooded cowls. Some of the designs are ideal for everyday wear, and a few of them are more fanciful. All of them are practical, wearable styles that you could count on to keep your head warm on chilly days. The short version of my book review: I LOVE this book and highly recommend it!

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• Get more details in my book review of Knockout Knit Hats and Hoods.
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Outstanding Crochet Books Published by Stackpole Books

6. Delicate Crochet: 23 Light and Pretty Designs for Shawls, Tops and More

By Sharon Silverman, Published by Stackpole Books

Important Note: Many of the pages on this website are unbiased crochet book reviews. However, this one is NOT — because on this page, I am writing about a book I contributed to. So please do not think of this as a book review. Instead, think of it as a preview of the book being shared by a proud contributor — because that is exactly what it is!

Learn More About Delicate Crochet:

Type of Book: Crochet pattern book.

Why you’d want to own this book:

• The 23 stylish crochet patterns in this book were designed by some of the rock stars of crocheting — Kristin Omdahl, Robyn Chachula, Sharon Silverman, Marty Miller, Vashti Braha and others. You’ll LOVE the variety of exciting patterns these designers have contributed to the book.
• The patterns in this book are only for crocheting women’s wear — so if you’re a lady in need of new wardrobe pieces, this is a fantastic book to consider owning.
• Most of the projects in this book share a magical, drapey quality that is quite enchanting.
• The projects in this book strike a fantastic balance between beautiful and practical. For example, the fingerless gloves are soooo pretty — but they’ll also keep your hands warm while allowing you to text, drive, type or do whatever else you need to accomplish. The tops and shawls are all totally wearable.

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7. Crochet for Girls

I own bunches of different craft books featuring clothing patterns for girls. Out of all the titles I’ve reviewed, this one gets my vote for being the most practical. It features girls’ sweater patterns and accessory patterns that are both adorable and wearable.

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8. Crocheted Beanies and Slouchy Hats by Julie King

Type of Book: Crochet pattern book

Why You’d Want to own This book:

• If you want to crochet hats, this book will give you 31 different options for styles you can make — and all of them are stylish and on-trend for 2023.
• This book is a spectacular value for the money. For its asking price, you get $124 worth of hat patterns (estimated value based on the fact that the author sells some, but not all, of these patterns at Ravelry for $4 EACH.) And people eagerly pay those ultra-reasonable prices, because the hats are wonderful. But when you buy this book, not only do you get all the hat patterns for a price that’s heavily discounted off the individual per-pattern price, you also get step-by-step color photo tutorials, too.

Learn More About Crocheted Beanies and Slouchy Hats by Julie King:

• Click here to check out my detailed book review of Crocheted Beanies and Slouchy Hats.
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9. Adorable Baby Crochet

10. 21 Crocheted Tanks and Tunics for Women —
A Crochet Pattern Book

If you’re interested in crocheting wearable projects for women including tank tops and tunics, this book is a must-have. It features classic crochet patterns for making some of the most wearable layering pieces imaginable.

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• Click or tap HERE to see my detailed book review of this title.
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11. Fair Isle Tunisian Crochet

By Brenda Bourg, Published by Stackpole Books

One of the top crochet FAQs of all time is “How do I make my crochet look like knitting? There are multiple ways to answer this question — and this book gives you thorough and in-depth information on one of your options for making crochet projects that resemble knitted ones. So if this is a question you’d be interested in finding an answer to, I highly recommend grabbing a copy of Fair Isle Tunisian Crochet and working your way through the projects in the book. Many of them are truly exquisite, and my opinion is that this is a ground-breaking book.

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• Click here to check out our detailed book review of Fair Isle Tunisian Crochet.

12. Tunisian Crochet for Baby Book by Sharon Hernes Silverman

If you’d like to crochet a complete layette for a new baby, or pick and choose a few outstanding pieces to make and add to your baby’s layette (or a friend’s; these projects also make outstanding baby shower gifts), Tunisian Crochet for Baby is a fantastic title to add to your crochet pattern library. This book will give you patterns for crocheting baby blankets, clothes for baby girls and boys, and adorable baby accessories.

Learn More About Tunisian Crochet for Baby:

• Click here to get more insights in my detailed book review.
• Click here to shop for this book at Amazon.

We hope you enjoyed this roundup of lovely craft books published by Stackpole Books.

Posted By: Amy Solovay

This page was last updated on 8-5-2023.