Stitch Stud
says
finished a crocheted thread doily today...didn't know how fast those work up! One more crochet project to finish..then back to knitting.
had to put down the CAL due to other Priority knitting
I completely understand.
Alynxia
wonders
if you could recommend a free crochet charting program?
I don't know of a free one at all.
ooops take that back.
You can use this to make symbols and then arrange them into charts...long hand...no short cuts.
And I haven't used this software yet, at all. 
Alynxia
says
thanks Charles, I think I'll just have to stick to written instructions, convaluted as they tend to be...