Today I'm sharing the conversion charts that I use all the time.  I put these on my business cards when I opened the The Crochet Chain in 2010!  I have updated a couple of times, and this one now has crochet hooks, abbreviations and yarn weight conversions.

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First I wanted to know what the word technique actually means

• The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
• Practical ability in some given field or practice, often as opposed to creativity or imaginative skill.
• a method of achieving something or carrying something out, especially one requiring some skill or knowledge.

 So when someone asks about my favourite technique I think we are asking about, the second or third of these – practical ability and knowledge.

Is a technique a stitch, or combination of stitches?  Is it when you use a different tool to crochet?