Stylish and super-practical, this introduction to the key skills of crochet has exactly the skills you need to master this perennially popular craft.For a book this size there's a remarkable amount of useful content:Introduction– how to use this book, abbreviations and symbolsBefore you startBasic stitches and techniques- seven crochet stitches with detailed sbs instructionsMore advanced techniques- seven ways to add decorations, make floral buttonholes, join pieces, etcThe most common stitches- fifteen more stitches, each with detailed sbs instructionsFlat circles and squares- fourteen patterns for circles, squares and patches that can be stitched together into blankets
