The Art of Shirret™ book has thorough instructions with lots of pictures for every type of learner.​   ···  
Shirret™ stitches are hidden inside folds of fabric.   ···  
Shirret™ looks like this inside! double crochet stitches.​   ···  
Start with wee squares. Crochet back and forth in five rows. Then go all the way around, increasing at the corners. To increase you don't add stitches - you just pull off four extra folds.   ···  
Louise McCrady, the originator of Shirret™. She created the name, wrote all the patterns, made 100 rugs from sewing scraps, like the mohair left from her Vogue Patterns Chanel jacket.​   ···  
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