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Wonderful projects, much in the style of Bonnie Barker's previous work, Contemporary Celtic Crochet. This latest book gives us 18 new beauties to create for ourselves or to give as treasured gifts. The projects include scarves, caps, fingerless gloves/wristlets, boot cuffs, a messenger bag, a shrug, sweaters, cardigans, and ponchos...all beautifully done. The instructions are given in both diagrams and written out. In addition, in the back of the book there are 32 pages of step by step color photographs of all the stitches used in each project. One thing I really appreciated is how Ms. Barker includes the brand/type of yarn used to make each example project, making it easy to go to my local yarn shop or online and get the exact yarns she used. A variety of yarns were used from fingering, to DK, to worsted, to bulky weight. There were also great tips on how to make successful yarn substitutions, stressing the importance of working up a gauge sample. In addition to the wonderful instructions included in the book, Ms. Barker has a Youtube channel for further help in putting together the lovely cabled stitches used in these projects. The sizes for the sweaters go from XS to 3X.