Introduction Quick-Start Guide for New Crocheters Chapter 1: Get a Grip.on Hooks and Other Tools All about Hooks - Filling Your Tool Bag Chapter 2: A Good Yarn Kinds of Yarn - Yarn Facts and Figures - Yarn Substitutions - Working with Yarns - Working with Challenging Yarns - Endings and Beginnings Chapter 3: Strong Foundations Basic Foundation Chains - Variations on Foundation Chains Chapter 4: In Stitches The Basic Stitches - Placing the Hook and Turning Chains - Working with Basic Stitches - Decreasing and Increasing - Specialty Stitches - More about Stitches Chapter 5: Tense About Gauge? Getting Gauge - Gauge Matters Chapter 6: Going in Circles.and Squares and Triangles Good Beginnings - Happy Endings - Creating Flat Shapes - Problem-Solving Flat Shapes - Tips and Tricks - Granny Squares - Tubular Crochet Chapter 7: A Whole Cloth Search for the Perfect Fabric - Working with Color Chapter 8: Pattern Language and Symbols The Anatomy of Patterns - Size Matters - Pattern Talk - Finding and Using Patterns Chapter 9: No-Sweat Sweaters Analyzing the Swatch - Getting Oriented - Making the Right Size - Getting in Shape - Putting It All Together Chapter 10: On the Edge Crocheting Borders - Buttons and Buttonholes Chapter 11: The Finish Line All's Well That Ends Well - Crocheter's Block - Joining Motifs - Other Joining Stitches - Tender Care Chapter 12: Something (Not Quite) Completely Different Tunisian Crochet - Other Kinds of Crochet - Baubles and Beads Appendix Standard Crochet Abbreviations Common Crochet Terms and Phrases Standard Body Measurements & Sizing Head Circumference Chart Shoe Size Chart Suggested Sizes for Accessories and Household Items Yarn Care Symbols Hook Inventory To Learn More Metric Conversion Chart Index.