Explore the many varied ways of incorporating color and novelty into crochet! Noted needleworker Renate Kirkpatrick provides patterns for 64 multicolored squares, all meant to become part of an attractive final sampler rug. The techniques range from basic, simple stripes and spikes to zigzags, ripples, chains, mosaics, and complex bricks and boxes. Freeform crocheters, too, will enjoy adapting the ideas to enhance the variety and beauty of their work.