Ok, first things first. My inspiration for teaching myself to crochet was the Happy Hooker book from Debbie Stoller’s Stitch ‘n’ Bitch series.

I actually bought this book for my sister for Christmas for all the cute designs and to give her a new hobby. But I now need to buy her a new copy as I’ve used it so much the pages are falling out!!

I would definitely recommend this book, it has fab patterns, it is straight forward and is really simple to follow. Especially for a beginner, like me. I plan to do lots more patterns from this book as I advance, for myself and as gifts for others.

What I have learnt, is that the British do things a little differently from the Americans (i.e. how they name their stitches), but as the Happy Hooker is an American book, I will continue to do things the USA way. I’m happy with that, even if my Granny is not!