Look for a pattern that is toe up to crochet for the first time. Have you checked out Ravelry.com yet? It is a free website and you can get free or low cost patterns.
Hey Judy, thanks for posting revelry.com! The site seems to be a great tool:)
~Ashley #1677 "In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we have been taught." -Baba Dioum