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I just received this book and am disappointed. Here are the reasons: A. It doesn't look like they used lace yarn! Or else the patterns were knit at too tight a gauge. B. It also doesn't look like they blocked the samples hard enough to open up the patterns. (See pattern 47, "Wave Rider." The points should look like mesh and be all full of holes but they look solid.) C. Some of the yarn used is rather pale, so the patterns (the holes) don't show up well. D. A large number of the patterns look like they took some textured patterns and threw in some yo's and called it "lace." E. This is a personal thing - I don't like the symbols they used for K2T and SSK; the extra little leg coming down makes the charts look "busy." I prefer a simple / or \. Again, strictly a personal thing. I'll have to judge the patterns by the charts provided, instead of looking at the pictures. Not easy to do. Maybe after I've scrutinized the charts I'll find a pattern or two that intrigue me.