Employing the chain, slip and single and double crochet stitches, Lightbody gives beginners p directions for making pom-poms, hair bands, pincushions, eyeglass cases, etc., etc. There's a traditional ""Irish Rose"" you can use as a pin or to decorate clothing--but no hint of the creative work now turning up in craft galleries that wouldn't give a tat for Granny's doilies.