Review: The Crochet Stitch Bible

The Crochet Stitch Bible by Betty Barnden is probably my favorite crochet book to this point.  It isn't a book of patterns to make purses or afghans, but it is full of stitches that you can use to make anything you want.  It has lots of instructions for various different techniques as well.  Each stitch is described, shown with a graph and beautifully photographed.  There are stitches using simple stitches with minor changes as well as intricate alterations as you gain skills and confidence.

You can easily take a simple pattern or idea and make it look amazing with these stitches!

When I am trying to make something new, The Crochet Stitch Bible is usually the first place I go to decide what the crocheted fabric will look like.