Best crochet books on Amazon?

[luciddream]

I'm looking for members' recommendations please, I've got loads of crochet books, but am looking for crochet stitch reference books & there are so many out there that its really hard to know which are any good. All advice welcome, thanks.

[magiccrochetfan]

Hi and welcome to the Ville:hook

 

Do you already have some stitch dictionaries?

[Craftonite]

Not sure if this is the kind of thing you are looking for, but these are the two reference books that I like (especially for choosing patterns to develop a pattern):

 

Pattern Library: Crochet - this is an old book (1980's?) that I use a lot - it may not be in print, but it looks like you can get it used through Amazon.

 

The Crochet Stitch Bible - it's a wire bound hardcover, which is nice when working up an unfamiliar stitch because it lays flat. It has a nice variety, too.