Helpful Score: 1
I love the look of intarsia, but have never done it, so when I saw this book at a bargain bin price of $7, I snapped it up. I must say I'm very disappointed. While the author does give you the basics of what intarsia is and how to get started with it, the charted designs that are included in this book are very disappointing to me, and I don't think I got a bargain here. A few of the designs are cute, including mittens that look like kitty paws; a couple of the designs are pretty, including argyle charts and a few iconic florals and fruits, but much of the rest is so simple that a child could graph them. One design by Shannon Okey is an exception: a complex and pretty design with a bit of a German Dutch feel to it... The most complex charts, though, are pictures of Che Guevara and Lenin (Golly, Communism anybody?) Nothing at all patriotic in here unless you count the state of Texas or are British and want to display the British flag. Despite the apparent political leanings of the author, there's nothing 'revolutionary' about the charted designs in this book. Borrow it to read the first few chapters about how to do intarsia knitting, but don't buy it without seeing it first, or you, too, may be very disappointed.
