Can you recommend a good book for a beginning crocheter?
The best resource I know for beginning crochet is How to Crochet by The National Needlework Association. Unfortunately, this book can be difficult to find, but your local yarn store should be able to help you get it. Another one of my favorites is Erika Knight’s Simple Crochet and Donna Kooler’s Encyclopedia of Crochet stands at the ready on my bookshelf for any reference questions I need answered.