Simply Sweet Crochet: Boutique Designs for Little Girls

The price is right on this slim collection of 16 attractive accessories for little girls, designed in a way that manages to be both modern and vintage. The cover photo of a sweet girl in a cute turban is exactly the right introduction to the book, full of adorable faces modeling headbands, hats, cowls, and collars. The Flower Headband and Double Delight Hat are especially cute for little girls, and even tweens might like the Reversible Vintage Headband or Pom-Pom Cowl. Intermediate crocheters will speed along, and some projects may be simple enough for beginners too. Larsen’s basic crocheting instructions are passable, but not detailed enough (she never explains how to make the pom-poms that feature prominently in her designs), so rank beginners will want to start elsewhere before moving on to this book. Full-color photos. (June)