Lace crochet remains ever-popular with its timeless beauty and complex designs, so it’s time to throw some color to the mix with Colorful Crochet Lace. Choose from accessories like scarves, shrugs and totes to lacy wearables like t-shirts, dresses, tunics and cardigans in this extensive pattern collection, all designed by Mary Jane Hall. The lace patterns used range from simple, allover designs to more complex and involved lacework and patterns, and all are worked in a mix of yarn weights and colors. Plus, learn the Graduated Stitch Method, designed by Mary Jane herself, to shape and customize the fit of an item without using increases or decreases.

Paperback, 160 Pages, $24.99, 978-1620336987

From the August 2015 issue