A crafty choice for #bookaday 2

I've chosen a book to browse for today's #bookaday selection. It's called Essential Crochet and it's a volume of 30 crochet patterns with some tips and techniques mixed in. I bought it for $1.00 at a book sale and I already got my money's worth: inside the front cover, someone has oh-so-helpfully written, "very interesting and unique." I love other people's marginalia...that's at least half the entertainment of a second-hand book!

I found a great pattern in here for a scarf with a zillion non-functional buttons. It seems to use crochet scraps: can't wait to try it!