Before revision: 152 In 1844, one of the numerous books discussing crochet that began to appear in the 1840s states: Two years later, the same author writes: An instruction book from 1846 describes Shepherd or single crochet as what in current British usage is either called single crochet or slip-stitch crochet, with U.S. American terminology always using the latter (reserving single crochet for use as noted above).Nancy Nehring, Learn Slip Stitch Crochet, Annie's Attic, Berne IN, 2008, , p. 2 It similarly equates "Double" and "French crochet".
After revision: 152 In 1844, one of the numerous books discussing crochet that began to appear in the 1840s states: Two years later, the same author writes: An instruction book from 1846 describes Shepherd or single crochet as what in current international terminology is either called single crochet or slip-stitch crochet, with U.S. terminology always using the latter (reserving single crochet for use as noted above).Nancy Nehring, Learn Slip Stitch Crochet, Annie's Attic, Berne IN, 2008, , p. 2 It similarly equates "Double" and "French crochet".