Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Hooks and Other Tools
All About Hooks,
Filling Your Tool Bag
Chapter 2: A Good Yarn
Kinds of Yarn
Yarn Facts and Figures
Yarn Substitutions
Working with Yarns
Working with Challenging Yarns
Ending and Beginning
Chapter 3: Strong Foundations
Basic Foundation Chains
Variations on Foundation Chains
Chapter 4: In Stitches
The Basic Stitches
Placing the Hook and Turning Chains
Working with Stitches
Decreasing and Increasing
Specialty Stitches
More about Stitches
Chapter 5: Tense About Gauge
Getting Gauge
Gauge Matters
Chapter 6: Going in Circles
Good Beginnings
Working Various Shapes
Problem Solving
Flat Shapes
Granny Squares
Working Other Shapes
Chapter 7: A Whole Cloth
Search for the Perfect Fabric
Working with Color
Better Shaping
Chapter 8: Pattern Language
The Anatomy of Patterns
Size Matters
Pattern Talk
Getting in Shape
Beyond Patterns
Chapter 9: On the Edge
Crochet Borders
About Buttonholes
Who’s Got the Button
Chapter 10: The Finish Line
All’s Well That Ends Well
Crocheter’s Block
Joining Motifs
Joins in General
Zip
Chapter 11: Something Different
Other Kinds of Crochet
Baubles and Beads
Tender Care
Resources
Index