Gilbank provides step-by-step instructions that teach you how to hook your way to a wonderful new skill.-- From the publisher.

Includes index.

The basics. Before you begin ; First steps ; Common stitches ; Easy finishing ; Crochet-speak -- Beyond the basics. More crochet know-how ; Increasing and decreasing ; Crochet in the round ; Finishing techniques ; Easy stitch gallery -- Taking it further. Decorative stitches ; Combination stitches ; Squares and motifs ; Edgings and adornments ; Intermediate stitch gallery -- A gallery of patterns.