Tasty Crochet: A Pantry Full of Patterns for 33 Tasty Treats

Tasty Crochet: A Pantry Full of Patterns for 33 Tasty Treats

Review by Leslie Johnson

A friend recently gave me a “yarn and book” call --  for those who don’t know, it's when your friend calls to inform you that she is destashing books and yarns, and invites you to come get what you want.

As I went thought the bags of yarn like a child in a candy shop, she lugged over 2 shopping bags of books for me to go though. Of course there were reference books for crocheting and knitting which I pulled out of the bag to make “my pile”. When I come across Tasty Crochet I immediately said “Why would anybody spend precious crocheting time making stuffed fruit?” with much laughter in my voice. But something on the inside said put the book on the pile. And I'm so glad that I did. 

Later that night, I opened the bag and started to review my newfound collection of books. As I fanned though Tasty Crochet from the last page to the first, I came across enticing photos of ice cream sandwiches, a pumpkin pie slice with whipped cream, pizza, sushi rolls, apple slices, a P&J sandwich, Pop Tarts, bacon and eggs, a bagel with strawberry cream cheese on top, just to name a few of the eye-catching treats. 

I flipped back to the most perfect looking set of pears I have ever seen in the world of crochet and started to read the instructions, finding them just as appealing and easy to understand as the fruit itself standing perched on the plate.

Anyone who deals with young children will find these wooly treats quite attractive to make and use as learning tool, or props for a school play. How cool will it be to have crocheted chicken drumsticks, peas, green beans, salad and a slice of bread with pumpkin pie on the Thanksgiving table or a horn of plenty filled with crocheted fruit and vegetables pouring out of it?

Therefore I give 4 tasty thumbs up to these crocheted treats.