The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book

A beginner booklet with illustrated stitches, yarn and hook basics, and eight easy first projects.

Coats & Clark

Step-by-step lessons on tools, gauge, basic stitches and reading patterns, plus starter projects like dishcloths, hats and slippers.

Susan Haws & Debra Proctor

A short photo guide to crochet abbreviations, making a chain and your first stitches, written by four crochet instructors.

Ashley Little, Jessica Hutton, Linda Permann & Andrea Sanchez

A classic 1946 lesson book that teaches hand positions and each basic stitch with practice pieces, including directions for left-handed crocheters.

The Spool Cotton Company