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Contemporary Cables

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I would recommend this book for a knitter with a medium skill set. The patterns are interesting with clear instructions, schematics, and charts. The yarn choices are lovely and there are several sweaters I would like to make. The only thing I did not like was the strange braided headpiece they put on the model in a number of the photographs. I would definitely add this book to my collection.
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I love cable knitting and the sweaters that result. 

This is a collection of patterns for twenty-one different projects, each of them interesting in their own way.  As with most knitting books, patterns for women dominate, though two of the three men's patterns are particularly interesting! No children or babies in this one.

Measurements and all instructions are very clear, giving both US sizes for needles and metric. The description says medium to advanced knitters, but I didn't see anything too complicated. Cables are actually very easy!

The patterns diverge from traditional into some creative combinations and there are at least three of them that I'm looking forward to knitting for myself. Full color pictures of all the finished designs and extensive charts to show texture or crossover patterns.
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