If you have a spare dollar then you can pick up backdated crochet magazine for $1. So many magazines to choose from including seasonal content and patterns.
You can see the full list of magazines here.
Did you know the first known published instructions for crochet explicitly using that term to describe the craft in its present sense (hook and yarn) appeared in the Dutch magazine Penélopé in 1823. This includes a colour plate showing five styles of purse, of which three were intended to be crocheted with silk thread.
Kaci Rain Barnes says
I’d like to know, how far back , did Crochet World, came out, in what year. Please let me know. E- mail address, naturenutt@ mail.com. name Kaci Rain Barnes Address is 14153 Pleasant Grove Lane. Harrisburg, Arkansas 72432