Crocheting in Plain English, Second Edition

At last, crocheters without the benefit of a friendly instructor can find the help they need in "Crocheting in Plain English," This comprehensive, common-sense guide covers virtually everything you need to know about crochet:
- Selecting threads and yarns
- Determining gauge
- How to interpret patterns and instructions
- Increasing and decreasing
- How to fix mistakes
- Basic stitches (chain, double, triple, slip)
- Sixteen different fabric pattern stitches
- Assembling the finished product
- How to block, clean, and care for crocheted articles
and much, much more. Complete with illustrated techniques and a detailed glossary of crochet terms, "Crocheting in Plain English" is one sourcebook no crocheter should do without.