This book is part knitting manifesto, part travelogue and part pattern gallery. Mably, who teaches Kaffe Fassett's Color in Design workshops worldwide, offers 20 bright patterns inspired by his travels. There's a South African garbage can that becomes a pillow (page 122), a jumble of Indian oil barrels that become a jacket (page 85) and a Venetian piazza that becomes a cardigan. Not a bad collection of souvenirs! The color combinations can be a big jarring to those of us who are less adventurous in our color choices (the Fire Maze Jacket just hurts my eyes), but there is no reason you cannot change the palette of each project to suit your tastes. If you can't take a trip this year, travel vicariously through this book. –Kimberly Ligocki

The Facts:
Number of Patterns: 20
*PPP Ratio: $1.25 per pattern
Skills required to start: knit, purl and comfort with carrying more than one yarn at a time
Level of Difficulty: - Intermediate, with intarsia skills helpful
Bottom line – Great patterns for the adventurous knitter with a bold sense of color.
* Price Per Pattern