most designs are for intarsia knitting

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	• 100 Afghan Squares to Knit: Patterns and Instructions for Mixing and Matching Afghan Squares for Blankets and ... Debbie Abrahams Trafalgar Square Books, 2002 - 128 pages average customer review:based on 8 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

pattern error

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.

Interesting patterns; heavy binding

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.

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Mixing and Matching Not Possible

This is a lovely book, but the size of the squares, among the different afghans, is not uniform. For instance, the "flower power" afghan squares are 6" x 6", and the "lithograph" afghan squares are 7 1/2" x 7 1/2". If I want to pick a few squares from each afghan and put them together in my own design, it is not possible unless I use a complicated mathematical formula to make the designs fit together, which strains my brain and takes all the fun out of the project. I wish all the squares were designed to be knit the same size, so that I could mix and match effortlessly.

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Easy to mix- and - match

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.

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most designs are for intarsia knitting

You'll like this book if you're crazy about intarsia knitting. Only a small selection of squares uses pattern instead of colour. Many squares have beads and sequins - I imagine it makes for an interesting-looking but uncomfortable blanket! The individual squares themselves are uninspired - geometric (lots of squares and circles), stripes, simple motifs like hearts and stars. Still, for the price, it's not a bad book. By "for the price" I mean that as of February 2004, you shouldn't have to pay more than US$ 7 for this book - it's been remaindered. I picked up my copy yesterday at a Canadian book superstore for CAD$ 7.50, and there were skids of them.

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A knitter's guide to 100 gorgeous afghan squares that can be mixed and matched for uniquely beautiful blankets and throws.

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