Linda C. Ligon

This is probably my favorite knitting book. It's definitely my desert island knitting book. Not only are there a lot of wonderful projects in here, the techniques cover nearly aspect of knitting I've ever needed to know--and then some.

The projects are all small--hats, gloves, and socks, with a few modest-sized scarves. The skill level ranges from the super-easy to the challenging, and the styles from whimsical to elegant to stunning.

This book has more than patterns for knitters, it has samples of caps, socks, mittens, and gloves. The authors give their favorite designs, hints, and techniques. Projects range from simple to very complex. (all pieces shown in full color with B&W how to line drawings.)

I love this book. I go back to it again and again, every winter. It's even more useful to me since I started spinning a couple of years ago.

The scheme of the book is simple. Eight Different craftspeople, all masterful weavers, teachers and writers, simply tell in considerable detail how they go about doing what they do. Where do their design ideas come from? What loom types and materials work best for them? The keystone to each chapter is a rug designed especially to illustrate the discussion with specific details. Plain weave, twill, rag, rya, warp-face and block weave rugs are all considered in depth; there are excursions into show more special areas like shaft switching and cardwoven selvedges to pique your interest. And tying together all this diversity and wealth of information is a thorough introduction by Martha Stanley that establishes sound perspective on equipment, materials, technique and design show less