Luxury Knitting: The Ultimate Guide to Exquisite Yarns: Cashmere*Merino*Silk
Into the mix of the usual knitting books enters a refreshing new collection, focused on luxury (and, yes, expensive) fibers for needling. At first glance, there are at least two reasons for purchasing this book (other than knitters' lust)--traditional designs with a spin (ever fashioned a mink-trimmed cashmere cape?) and loads of knowledge about the yarns. Although the more than 20 patterns are, for the most part, classically styled, the distinction Morse makes is the background information on cashmere, merino, silk, and blends. Every subject from history and manufacturing to "watch outs" at retail is featured, often with ready-to-drool-on photographs of faraway places in Australia, China, Italy, and Tibet. Morse, a former high-tech executive transformed into the owner of a chichi Manhattan knitting boutique, proffers a third reason to buy: passion for and transfer into a third career.Barbara JacobsCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved