Encyclopedia of 300 Crochet Patterns, Stitches and Designs

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Summary: No way.
Review: The pictures in this book are horrible. Blurry in black and white. There's only simple stitches and nothing exciting. I have not used this book, and have had it for a few months now. I wasted my money :\

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Summary: Updated edition
Review: This book is a newer edition of the same publisher's book (same title) by Doris M. Smith, c1988. It has exactly the same stitches as before but book is much larger, schematics are much larger and easier to read, print is larger, and each chapter has a few projects (not in my earlier edition).Terms use American terminology. Stitches do not have descriptive titles only titled by number of multiples of stitches. No index. Illus in black and white, no colors. But for the price, certainly a useful addition to the crocheter's library of stitch collections.