Family Album: Knitting for Children and Adults

I love his use of color and design. Only downfall is not all patterns shown in pictures are in book. Has patterns for the whole family.

This is an incredibly beautiful book as are all of Kaffe Fassett's books. It is as much an art book as it is a knitting book. It is filled with luscious photographs of flowers, fields, designs and natural objects which complement the beautiful knitted projects. The patterns are quite complex. I am an experienced knitter and I think I might go blind trying to knit one of these patterns. I look at this book over and over in order to draw ideas and inspiration, and for its beauty.

Beautiful projects in this book. Be prepared to purchase over 25 colors for some sweaters!

I had heard a great many people say how much they liked Fassett's use of color, and so I found this book and explored. I'm glad I did that before I bought it: I have a very different set of sensibilities when it comes to color than the authors of Family Album. I've given it a relatively high score, though, for the nice lines of their clothing and the clear instructions. I am just not the right knitter for their designs.There's nothing here for anyone below the level of an adventurous intermediate knitter (IMHO), but the book itself would be great inspiration to increase your skill if you like their style - great pictures and good-looking models make this almost a coffee table book. The patterns and colors are too overstated for my taste, but it's very clear to me that they love their subject and they give good value in the book (over thirty designs for about $20 on this site).