Special Techniques & Stitches Afghans includes a variety of crocheted designs, including Tunisian crochet, also called afghan crochet, crochet cable, magic squares crochet, and an afghan that incorporates embroidery.

Each project in the book includes a set of step-by-step instructions and a color photo of the completed item, along with a detailed listing of the needed materials. Additional pattern notes add to the ease of crochet for artists at every experience level. Most of the products used in the book are available from local craft, fabric and variety stores, or from the Annie's Attic catalog at AnniesAttic.com.

Annie's Attic is a nationally known publisher of special interest books and patterns in the needlecraft arts, publishing quality needlecraft books and craft patterns known for exceptional instructional accuracy and clarity, and for brilliant, creative photography. Every book includes a stitch guide and a list of needlecraft abbreviations to assist crocheters at the beginner level.

Others DRG brands include The Needlecraft Shop, American School of Needlework, House of White Birches and Clotilde.

DRG publishes special interest consumer magazines, books and related products sold direct to consumers through catalogs and the Internet and through wholesale and trade channels. The company is in its third generation as a family owned business headquartered in Berne.

 Information about all DRG products and publications is available from the product link at the company Web site at DRGnetwork.com.