"The Crochet Answer Book" -Edie Eckman

I don't usually read entire books that can be considered reference books. Like encyclopedias, you look up what you need, not read from cover to cover. In this case, I read the entire book. I've taken up crocheting again and this time, I'm going wild! I read this to see what tips I could pick up to ease, enhance, and smooth out my crocheting. None of it was a revelation, but there were useful hints throughout.

The format is broken into sections (Yarn, Finishing, Stitching, etc.) and it's treated like a Q&A.

The most helpful section was on blocking and starching which I'd never thought about though I knew I needed to do something similar for some of my projects. The cleverest tip is using a latch hook to weave in the tail ends of the yarn. The funniest tip was [Q: What's the difference between "1 sc" and "sc 1." A: Nothing, they're the same.]

Read Also:

Some of my favorite crochet books are 75 Birds, Butterflies, and Little Beasts to Knit & Crochet by Lesley Stanfield and other similar titled books by her.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi by June Gilbank was inciteful for stuffed projects.

Basic Crochet Stitches by Erika Knight. Okay, I haven't read this one yet, but it's in the queue!