Scarf Style: Innovative to Traditional, 31 Inspirational Styles to Knit and Crochet (Style series)

I have just been in radiation isolation in the hospital for 2 whole days. Took a paperback that turned out to be a dud, and Pam Allen's scarf book. Have had her book for a couple of months and it looked great. Having read nothing but her book for the past 2 days, I can say it's really a great book. So many tibdits. And just about every other one I want to make. 31 projects in all. So creative and fun. Not one is your typical... Read Full Review

I'm with those reviewers in favor of the photographs in this knitting/crochet compilation. I've found them inspiring. After choosing a pattern to begin with, I enjoyed it and liked the results so much that I knitted 3 or 4 others in different yarns and colors. Scarf Style takes traditional patterns and tweaks them a bit into something new, and presents new scarves in unique shapes and new yarns. Some of the patterns are a... Read Full Review

This book has scarves for everyone. There are manly cables, colorful tapestries, dainty laces. There is a fuzzy, elegant mohair wrap that is a scarf, yeah, it's just a scarf and Itzhak Perlman is just a fiddler. There are funky scarves with fringe in the middle instead of the ends (like a serape), there are chenille scarves, intricate intarsia dragons, plain garter, you name it. If you were a knitter who wanted to start... Read Full Review

This is a wonderful book full of great scarf ideas. I enjoy knitting scarves as they are fairly quick projects, easy to take with me wherever I go, and don't use a lot of yarn, so when I saw this book, I knew I had to have it. My favorite pattern is the turtleneck shrug/scarf by Teva Durham, and I'm working on the feather and fan scarf for my mom. There's something for everyone in this book.