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First of all, make no mistake - I love Noro yarn and I was looking forward to this book, since gorgeous amazing yarn like this really does benefit from the right kind of design - not too complicated or it fights with the yarn, but instead designs that have good lines, and either some unique touch, special elegance, or a stitch that interacts with the yarn for an interesting effect. Unfortunately, there was nothing like that in here. The book consists of ordinary, basic designs, almost all in plain stockinette or rib stitch, with few details to make them memorable. For example - almost every item has pronounced horizontal stripes, due to the nature of the yarn, but that's SO not flattering, and it's a problem that occurs using ordinary sweater patterns with the Noro yarns. Why not have some designs that address that issue? Another example is entrelac, a technique that almost could have been invented just for Noro yarns, it gives such beautiful results. It's not mentioned in the book. Aren't those the king of things that should be included in a book about how to use a particular kind of yarn? The disappointment is made worse if you go to Noro yarns own website, noroyarns.com, and click on the 'reference' section. There you will some interesting items from various designers that make good use of their unique yarns - why couldn't this book have had something like those, instead of the same things I've seen in a hundred books? I also find the introduction (and even the title) full of misinformation. "Hand-dyed yarns"? No, they aren't. Noro dyes the raw materials, then spins the yarns from those. The author also implies the yarns are hand-spun, but they are not. Noro's own website has a picture of them being spun by machine. Why does the author include all these false statements about the yarn? It's way beautiful enough to stand on its own without making up stuff.