Simply Shetland 5, Roxanna’s Garden, softback published by Unicorn Books. Available in the UK, ISBN 978-1-893063-22-8, price 17.99 from www.searchpress.com
Knit with the Queen of yarn – shetland, these designs are soft and sumptuous. This large format book presents fabulous knits photographed in Roxanna’s garden in California. The varied designs come from different designers. The designs are unified by style and the yarn. The sixteen designs encompass children’s, men’s and women’s knits from hats to tunics and shawls. Each design is graded by skill. The designs are beautifully photographed, the instructions and charts clear and easy-to-follow.
If you love gardens too, there are close-up photos of flowers and the gardens, which although beautiful, seem unnecessary and purely executed to add to the arty feel of the photography. I am not against this, but see it as padding. The patterns are contemporary with an old-world feel. This is a lovely book, beautiful to behold and you will want to knit some of the patterns.