A huge thank you to David & Charles Publishing for all of these knitting books to review!
Brioche Knitting Workshop by Lavanya Patricella
I've always wanted to try knitting brioche, but it looks intimidating and difficult. Having a large, full color book of instructions is the perfect way to learn and ease into it. There's a whole section of brioche basics, including choosing colors, the basic stitches, increasing, decreasing, variations, and troubleshooting. Then there's fifteen beautiful patterns organized from easy to more advanced to help you become confident. This book has everything you need to become proficient in brioche!
Knit a Box of Socks by Julie Ann Lebouthillier
This book of twenty four sock knitting patterns is pure joy. The colors are bright, the patterns unique and playful, and there really is a variety of different construction methods and yarn weights. Some patterns have cables, or colorwork, or fades, or stitch texture. I don't think you could get bored with knitting any of these socks!
Knit Modern Scandi Sweaters by Marita Clementz
I feel very drawn to colorful, floral colorwork sweaters, so I was excited for this book! However, the twelve sweater patterns feel like repeats of each other with similar constructions, colorwork patterns (just the motifs are changed), and bright colors. I wanted more variety. "Modern" also doesn't feel like the right word to describe these sweaters—they feel playful and childlike. I'm also disappointed that the patterns aren't size inclusive with the biggest finished chest circumference at 53 inches. So I can't in good conscience recommend this book.
