Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary: 125 Essential Stitches to Crochet in Three Ways

This illustrated crochet stitch dictionary features 125 stitches plus handy shaping techniques and endless inspiration for creative crocheters. In  Crochet Every Way Stitch Dictionary, designer Dora Ohrenstein offers detailed instructions for 125 beautiful stitch patterns. Plus, she explains how to increase and decrease each stitch pattern in three different ways—without shaping, with shaping at the edges, and with internal shaping. This hefty collection, ranging from lace and filigree to shells and textured stitches, is loaded with beautifully photographed swatches of each pattern, plus charted and text instructions. Ohrenstein's focus on shaping techniques makes it possible to explore an array of variations without a pattern.