Pam Allen (1)

I was skeptical about the idea of a scarf pattern book -- who needs to buy scarf patterns when it's so easy to come up with your own? -- until I actually looked through it. Not only does this book contain beautiful, original, and intriguing scarf patterns that I'm dying to knit, but it also has a "Design Notebook" section with tips and hints on designing your own patterns in the back that is well worth a read in and of itself. I'm sold!

A "purchased fur collar" for the felted cape (and I looked everywhere for the word "faux" but it wasn't to be found), what year is this? And I don't even want to know how possum fur is collected for yarn.

Pluses for decent designs, including schematics, and for encouraging even new knitters to strike out on their own; subtraction for being pro on pelting.

I am a beginning knitter and this is one of my books that I use regularly. It has wonderful pictures and instructions for every stitch used by knitters. It explains everything in minute detail. A must have.

This book is wildly popular for good reason. There are a wide variety of scarves for different skill levels (from advanced beginner, to highly skilled). The pictures are generally good (though some could be less artsy and show the scarves better) and the directions over all are great.