Louisa Calder's Creative Crochet by Louisa Calder and Mary Konior

Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Midlesex, England
First published & copyright 1979
isbn: 0 14 04 6 370 4

Cover, 3x12 grid with title in center grid and pictures of crochet pieces in other grids.

Table of contents not separated into chapters?

Nice color pictures. Line drawings to illustrate stitches and techniques at end of book. Directions run all together to save space. not separated out in rows and are more of a guide. Main stitch used in American single crochet (known in England as double crochet.) Everything is worked in 2 dimensions (flat) and then joined to make tubes and other 3 D shapes.)

p. 7 Introduction

• discusses artist and how she works
• mentions learning concepts and design
• craft of crochet
• historical development
• designing with color, primaries, secondaries, tints, complementary, color preferences, unequal color proportions more interesting
• Designing with crochet theory, article should suit it's purpose, logical scale (lighter yarn for small object, thicker yarn for big object), decoration
• Designing with crochet - practice. Can plan out on graph paper.

p. 17 purses, handbags
p. 35 neckties
p. 39 bonnets, caps, hats
p. 45 belts
p.48 buttons
p. 50 gloves, mittens
p. 69 tea cosies, serviette rings
p. 74 hairbands, choker, head ribbons, bracelets
p.81 cushion covers, slip-on cases & covers
p. 90 pin cushions
p. 92 slipper socks
p. 96 booties, pram or cot covers
p. 102 table mats, rugs, wall hangings

p. 118 Materials and equipment

• hooks
• comparison of hook sizes (American vs International Standard Range)
• yarns, plied, "tight or high twist... less likely to be split by the hook during work." plies are not standard sizes, twisted strands vary in size. Splicing yarn, spinning

p. 123 Basic techniques

• holding hook; pen, knife
• holding yarn, controling tension
• how to begin, slip knot, foundation or cast-on chain. slip knot on hook not counted when counted when counting stitches
• DC (American SC), TC(Am DC), double Treble(Am TC), Half Treble(Am hdc)
• sl st- jointing work, decreasing at beginning of row
• increasing/decreasing
• working in rounds, spiral, concentric rings, how to work flat
• tubular rounds
• ridged crochet
• multiple colors, wind one color on each hand, "similar to fair isle knitting technique"
• Develop speed by working both hands at once, both hand holding hook and hand holding piece.
• Left handers can use mirror to reverse pictures
• crocheting with one hand
• dealing with ends
• seaming using SC
• drawstring chains with 2-3 strands. 
• attaching ornaments (beads)
• applique crochet motifs

Bibilography
Index