Around the Corner Crochet Borders: 150 Colorful, Creative Edging Designs with Charts and Instructions for Turning the Corner Perfectly Every Time

by Edie Eckman

A crochet border is the perfect finishing touch on the edges of any fiber project, but creating one often means shaping the edging around an unforgiving 90-degree angle. It’s no easy task, but Edie Eckman guides you through it with style and poise. This collection includes 150 vibrant crochet frames to suit every fiber need, with color photographs by John Polak that showcase the beautiful details of each technique. Now painless, marvelous crochet borders are just around the corner!

Genres: Crochet, Crafts, Knitting, Nonfiction, Reference, How To

316 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 2010

About the author

Edie Eckman has her hands in many aspects of the fiber artsteaching, writing, designing and editing. Her knit and crochet designs have appeared in many magazines, yarn company publications, pattern leaflets and books. Her books include: Beyond the Square Crochet Motifs, How to Knit Socks: Three Methods Made Easy, and The Crochet Answer Book. Her newest book, Around the Corner Crochet Borders, will be published in early 2010. Edie travels extensively teaching at conventions, shops and guilds. "

Reviews

[Marie Segares · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book includes 150 stitches, with instructions for turning corners on edgings.

What I like:
There is a large, well lit photograph of each stitch in vibrant, colored yarn(s). (This booklet is fun to flip through!) The book includes a great range of stitch designs for borders, many of which you are unlikely to have in other stitch guides. The special stitches are described within the pattern so you don't have to do a lot of flipping to the back of the book. Each stitch includes both pattern abbreviations and stitch symbols. There is a glossary and guide to stitch symbols in the back. Many of the patterns incorporate different stitches, so that a multiple row border will not just repeat the same pattern each row. Many stitches can be adapted for using throughout the project, rather than solely as a border.

What I don't like (or what's missing):
There is no pattern difficulty rating listed. The binding doesn't lay flat, so it is difficult to crochet and read the pattern at the same time.

Overall, this is a really great book, and a wonderful stitch guide. Even though it would be awesome if the book would lay flat, many other crochet books don't. Similarly, many stitch guides don't include a pattern difficulty rating, so I'm still giving it 5 stars.

[Machelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome borders and edging. Great book.

[Erika Hayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Ideas! Perfect to add a little flair to your next project! I ended up purchasing from my loan.

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my Favourite Crochet border Books.
I have used this several times for my crochet projects and I found it very easy to follow and great illustrations throughout.
Highly recommend to have in my Crochet learning books

[Nicki Markus · Rating 4 out of 5]

I took up crochet a few months back and have been enjoying it. I have started to make some squares for a blanket, so this book arrived in perfect time, as I will eventually need to pick a border for it. There is a broad range of options in Around the Corner Crochet Borders. Some of the designs I liked, some I didn't. Some looked easy, others harder. But all in all, there should be something here to suit every crocheter and every occasion. Each option was nicely presented, with a photo, written instructions and diagram, so the book is easy to read and to follow. All up, an excellent reference work. 4.5 stars.

[Melanie L. Fritz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on crochet edgings

Each border motif is well illustrated, along with detailed instructions and corner stitches. Very satisfied with the border patterns. Some more suited for intermediate or advanced crochet.

[Labeba Salameh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally I did it
لم أجرب كل الباترونات لكن الكثير منها
طريقة الرسم واضحة ومدعمة بشرح مثالي
تحوي كل حين نصائح لطيفة
المشكلة الحقيقية كانت بأن الكتاب ملئ بالإمارات القبيحة و المريعة 🙅‍♀️اسفةيا إيدي لكن هناك مجموعة كبيرة كنت أتمنى لو احتفظتي بها داخل أدراجك

[Glenda Clemens · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

I really appreciated the detail instructions and that both txt and graphic representations are use. I also like the photos. This will be a very useful book for me!

[Darla Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of information

Found many borders that will be useful and decorative! Handy that it’s in kindle format. I am glad I found this.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an excellent resource book. There are borders to fit any project.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent crochet instruction and inspiration book! 🧶

[Kendra · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many options to choose from and you can lay the corner of whatever you are working on to get a color idea for the finish.

[Karishma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb!

[Judy Dotson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok instruction book

[Alex Richey · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so helpful and inspiring!

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is vital for the crocheter

[MystiqueLaLynx · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful

I love the charts/diagrams, the tips and tricks are found throughout the book. The Kindle version is great I can see everything. Lots of great boarders.

[Bev]

Another book that wasn't what I exactly wanted, tho I've used it a few times. I was looking for lacy and most of these aren't.

[2BrytEyz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great patterns for beautiful borders.

[Marcie Lovett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of ideas, some very similar to others in the book, but useful for beginning and more advanced crocheters.

[Anastaciaknits · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me start off by saying I am an Edit Eckman fan, and this book delivers as usual.

This is not a pattern book, it's a crochet resource book for edgings. There are a ton of border ideas here, and it's very easy to customize the borders still more. They are all charted, which is always a plus, and include directions for making edgings on straight items - like the edging on a cardigan - or going around corners, like on an afghan. I love the fact that there are both lacey & textured borders.

[GoldenjoyBazyll · Rating 5 out of 5]

OK... so I am a knotty girl and I spend alot of time with my crobchet hook. I am self taught by watching u tube and experimenting. I found this book about creating decoative borders and I have bee teaching myself how to read patterns. It is not as hard as I thought it would be because this book is VERY clear. I love how the authors approached the 150 edgings with both charts and detailed instructions. I have begun to create edges of my own aside from the ones outlined! Loving this book!

[Ligaya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing reference book for crochet borders, specifically those borders that need to turn a corner. With prolific colorful photos, this well designed and organized book makes it easy to figure out what borders may work for you—also sparks ideas for how you can make a teeny change in the pattern to create something totally new. Edie Eckman's crochet books are always a great reference and this one should also make it onto your library shelf. Wonderful!

[Eileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Including the instructions for going around the corner was a brilliant idea. Add to that the fact that so many of theses borders are just lovely and you have a keeper. I just finished a baby afghan using one of the borders from the book. It was easy to adapt and crochet. I recommend this book if you're looking for new ideas for crochet borders.

[Nanci Svensson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though I lack a sense of fun improvisation, like the edgings you can see In the Japanese Ondori crochet books, this book is great. Good pictures, good copy and it's cool that there are projects based on stitches for edging in the final part of the book. Great reference book, but don't expect to be surprised...

[Elizabeth Kusel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

The borders range from easy to more complicated. Each pattern is spelled out, and a chart is provided. With my kindle, the chart could not be enlarged so some might be hard to see well.
The patterns are quite pretty. There are lots of tips and pointers. Definitely impressed with this book.

[Kristine]

this is a "must own"! beautiful patterns and notes for each, along with corner techniques. i love how the colors are chosen to work together too. it will fit nicely with my stitch dictionaries and give great ideas.

[Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

The instructions and charts are crystal clear, and the photographs of the edgings are absolutely beautiful. This is a wonderful reference book for crochet. I would recommend it to anyone, regardless of skill level or experience with a hook!

[Alika Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing resource book for crocheters. This book helps give afghans a professional finish. What is important that many books neglect is how to crochet the corner. This book gives excellent instructions, visual diagrams and clear pictures that are simple to follow.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers so many options for crochet borders, which work as a frame around your masterpiece. The author provides colored pictures of each border, written instructions, and a diagram of each border. You are sure to find a decorative border to match your projects.