Yarnplay, Lisa Shobhana Mason.  One of a handful of books aimed at the intermediate knitter, Yarnplay is a surprisingly nice blend of theory and practice.  Mason's bright, easily adaptable patterns nicely offset the color theory more often accompanied by bland worksheets.  This is the sort of thing I want to see more of in pattern books - theory and practice side-by-side in eye-catching, innovative combinations.  I'm not sure I'd make any of the patterns myself, but I'd at least consider them.


Read December 2006