Basic Knitting and Crocheting for Today’s Woman: 14 Projects to Soothe the Mind & Body is written by Anita Closic and published by Schiffer Publishing Limited. It retails in the US for $16.99, though is available from Amazon for a few dollars less, bringing the cost per project down to less than $1 per project. This book includes patterns, 14 of them, 7 knit and 7 crochet, so you need to already know how to knit and/or crochet before attempting them since there is no information about how to knit or crochet provided in the book.

The type of patterns and yarn color selections for each were developed around the idea of relaxation and yoga. So you will find yoga wraps, pillows, a few afghans, scarves, and cowls in here. None of the patterns look overly complex, so if you can already follow a knitting or crochet pattern and have some basic stitching skills, you should be able to manage most of the project. The idea is that these projects are fairly easy so will be just about as relaxing as tacking a calm yoga class.

I have not seen many books that include both knitting and crochet together, so this was nice to see. While the theme is based around yoga, you don’t have to be someone who practices it to enjoy many of these projects such as the cowls and scarves. There is even a cute little knitted baby sweater and baby afghan included in the projects.