Pick up stitch-combining techniques for both row-by-row designs and the middle concept, like granny squares. This is a design manual with standards, tips, and additional illustrations to help better understand the design process of creating patterns. 
 
Crochet Cruisers are being asked in July 2026 to present two squares of their choice, whether it's their own design or someone else's, to teach each other concepts to make a stitch sampler blanket. 
 
Mikey has provided some standards that are quietly followed behind the scenes, making it much easier to follow pattern to pattern. The booklet is 11 pages with beginning worksheet pages to be able to print out and self design. 
 
If you are unfamiliar with diagram reading, we have free resources on following crochet diagrams and how they are used. Review Diagram Reading here.