100 Afghan Squares to Knit

Book is beautifully illustrated. I would have appreciated a lighter-weight front and back cover. I solved the problem for myself by carefully clipping the binding away from the spiral-bound inside instruction pages. This allowed me to take the instructions with me in my knitting bag. When I wanted to keep the book on a shelf, I could use the combined front and back covers as a folder to protect the spiral pages.

I have just started knitting the Picnic afghan, starting on p. 87. I just discovered that the directions for the Basketweave square are incorrect. Row 13 -- the purl count in the parentheses should be 5, not 6.So far, the other squares are fine and it is quite lovely.

The best thing about this book is that although the squares are put together into specific afghans, there are clear instructions on how to mix and match them to make your own customized afghan. The patterns are all relatively simple and well-explained, and the color combinations are really striking. The only drawback is that all the suggested yarns are made by rowan. The back flap of the book says that the author is a Rowan employee, so it's understandable that she would suggest these yarns, but Rowan yarn is out of the price range of many knitters, especially for the size of an afghan that could cost hundreds of dollars with a yarn like that. But as a starting point for some great combinations, I think it's a great book to have on your shelf for reference! I learned a lot just adapting some of the squares.

This is truly like no other afghan book I have seen. The photographs and designs inthis book are absolutely beautiful--afghans taken to a new level of art, incorporating buttons, beads, and sequins with unusual patterns and color combinations.This book also has easy to follow charts and directions. It is a book that even a fairly basic knitter could work with happily!

I saw this book in a Rowan magazine and searched it out. Unfortunately, it was not available from the publisher until closer to Christmas. So I waited, and waited, and waited somemore. And boy, I am so glad I did. It is well worth the wait. The patterns are beautifully explained and photographed with complete directions for those who are less experienced. I think it is a must for your collection and by far the most updated styles and patterns. Unlike most Afghan patterns books which all seem to come from the 1970's.Don't hesitate on this one, buy it now....you won't regret it!!!!