Delicate Crochet Pattern Book: 23 Light and Pretty Designs for Shawls, Tops and More

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!

Delicate Crochet: 23 Light and Pretty Designs for Shawls, Tops and More by Sharon Hernes Silverman, Published by Stackpole Books

What You Need to Know About This Crochet Pattern Book:

Delicate Crochet Book by Sharon Hernes Silverman, Published by Stackpole Books

Copyright Date: December, 2018

ISBN 13: 978-0811719889

ISBN 10: 081171988X

Book Format: Softcover / Trade Paperback

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Number of Pages: 176

The Focus of This Book:

The title gives you a hint at this book’s contents. All the designs in this book are delicate wearable pieces for women: shawls, wraps, scarves, tops, accessories and even a skirt. You’ll find lots of crochet lace pieces and countless gorgeous, feminine details. Check out the pictures below for a better idea of the types of projects, patterns and ideas you’ll find on the pages of Delicate Crochet.

Crochet Projects Included in This Book:

I counted a total of…

8 Shawl, wrap and poncho patterns
8 Crochet patterns for sweaters, tops and garments
1 Crochet skirt pattern
4 Crochet scarf and cowl patterns
1 Crochet necklace pattern
1 Crochet pattern for fingerless gloves

That’s a total of 23 SPECTACULAR projects featured in Delicate Crochet — enough stylish new items to completely revamp your wardrobe.

Read on to see pictures of all these projects. I’ll start by sharing the two projects I contributed to Delicate Crochet:

Elegant Trios Bead Crochet Necklace Pattern

Let me tell you a little story about this necklace.

As I was designing my project contributions for Delicate Crochet, I was in the sleep-deprived state that many designers experience when trying to do too many things at once. Not long after I had finished making my project sample of the necklace for the book, I misplaced it.

I was panicking. I tore the house apart looking for it but couldn’t find it. I kept asking the cat, “Just tell me right now — did you take my necklace, you little rascal?” He stared back at me innocently.

My search was interrupted by a neighbor who came over for a quick chat. “Pretty necklace you’re wearing,” she said soon after I invited her in.

*Facepalm* — I couldn’t find the necklace because I somehow failed to realize I was wearing it. Thus ended my search.

Why am I telling you this embarrassing story?

Well, if I were to simply tell you that this is the most comfortable necklace I’ve ever owned, maybe you wouldn’t believe me. But now you get it. This necklace is comfortable enough that you can totally forget you’re wearing it. For real!

I hope you’ll consider making one or more of these necklaces so you can experience the dreamy softness of the suggested yarn, Bio Sesia by Plymouth Yarns. It’s a gorgeous organic cotton yarn that I’ve simply fallen in love with. I’ve made more than a dozen variations on this necklace, using up just about every scrap piece of yarn I had in the right general weight range — but so far, my favorite is the project sample I made for the book using the Bio Sesia cotton and the Gold Elegance 14 karat gold plated beads.

I pushed myself creatively in designing this necklace. I think it is one of the most interesting and beautiful projects I’ve ever come up with. I hope you’ll find it to be an engaging project to work on as well.

Another selling point: As far as crochet projects go, this is a fast one. If you need to crank out a whole bunch of gifts super quickly, this pattern is going to be your best friend. I’m biased, of course, being that this is a pattern I designed — but I think this project is definitely worth the small investment you need to make in time, yarn and beads.

Learn More, or Get the Elegant Trios Necklace Pattern:

Want to crochet a necklace just like this one?

You can get the standalone digital PDF pattern in my Ko-Fi shop.

OR you can download the standalone PDF necklace pattern from my Ravelry store. Use discount code HALFOFF! through October 31, 2024 to get a 50% discount off the usual pattern price.

Read more about this necklace here at my website.

Ruffled Crochet Fingerless Gloves

I’ve designed bunches of different patterns for fingerless gloves, but this pair is one of the prettiest I’ve yet managed to come up with. They look fancy, but you’d be surprised at how easy they are to crochet.

The colorful speckled yarn is part of the reason these fingerless gloves turned out so special. Even if you use a really simple stitch pattern, like the ultra-simple crochet mesh stitch I’ve used to create the hands on the gloves, the yarn makes it look exquisite. Yet this yarn is surprisingly affordable, especially considering it’s handpainted.

The suggested yarn for this pattern is Hawthorne Speckle, a wool blend yarn which is available for sale at Knitpicks.

The easy mesh stitch is paired with a lacy ruffle, which helps to keep the crochet work interesting. It also adds an elegant touch to the finished project. The pattern has a crochet skill level rating of easy.

Don’t you think pairs of these fingerless gloves would make fabulous gifts for your female friends and relatives? If you’re inclined to make your own gifts, I think this pattern is one you’ll definitely want to consider using for that purpose.

Learn More, or Get the Ruffled Fingerless Gloves Pattern:

Want to crochet fingerless gloves just like these?