The cowl is back! Bestselling author Cathy Carron once again gives the cowl her visionary treatment. Showcasing 35 fresh designs, this book offers an impressive range of styles, from Cafe au Lait, where two contrasting colours combine with a ripple pattern, to the sleek, double-faced Sun Valley.

Do you love to knit - and are you also a lover of words? Then you certainly will want to have a look-see at what popular knitwear designer Cathy Carron has whipped up for the lexophile in you. Tickerknits is a system of knitting words, by repeating the same word in a row, but then stacking the words in a quote, phrase or sentence. And it's easier than you might imagine using a specifically designed alphabet that minimizes the carried thread of two-color knitting. Patterns are for five reversible cowl and hat sets - ten designs in all. And if you'd rather say or 'mean' something else, an...