Crochet VISUAL Quick Tips

Portable Essential Techniques Troubleshooting Time-Saving Tips Solutions to common crochet quandaries are at your fingertips-anywhere you go Crochet VISUAL Quick Tips has the answers you need-fast. With detailed color photos and concise instructions, plus time-saving tips, it covers: Selecting tools and yarn Working basic stitches Increasing and decreasing Working in rounds and colors Making puffs, bobbles, clusters, and knots Working Tunisian crochet, filet crochet, and lace Crocheting with beads Finishing Interpreting patterns Diagnosing problems and fixing mistakes.

Visual Quick Tips Crochet -- Praise for the VISUAL Series -- Credits -- About the Authors -- Instructional Videos Online -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Hooks and Yarn -- Hooks -- Hook Sizes -- Compare Hook-Size Labels -- Other Tools and Notions -- Yarn Fibers -- Yarn Construction -- How to Read Yarn Labels -- Yarn Weight -- Estimate Yarn Requirements -- Substitute Different Yarn -- How to Handle Store-Bought Yarn -- Yarn Care and Storage -- Chapter 2: Basic Stitches -- Slip Knot -- Yarn Over -- Chain Stitch -- Foundation Chain -- Turning Chains -- Foundation Single Crochet -- Anatomy of a Chain -- Slip Stitch -- Single Crochet -- Half Double Crochet -- Double Crochet -- Treble Crochet -- Count Your Stitches -- Crochet Symbols -- Teach a Child Basic Stitches -- Chapter 3: Basic Techniques -- Increases -- Decrease by Leaving Stitches Unworked -- Decrease by Working Stitches Together -- Crochet in the Round -- Create a Ring Using Chain Stitches -- Create a Ring Using a Loop -- Use a Chain Stitch as a Ring -- Basic Shaping in the Round -- Join New Yarn -- Fasten Off -- Weave In Yarn Ends -- Chapter 4: Advanced Stitches -- Double Treble Crochet -- Extended Croche…