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Zig Zag Rib Vest Pattern Book - Knit Issue 3 Designer -- Jo Sharp Sizes: S - XL yarn: 8 - 11 skeins

Zig Zag Rib Vest (shorter version) Pattern Book - Knit Issue 3 Designer -- Jo Sharp Sizes: S - XL yarn: 6 - 9 skeins

Men's Ribbed Raglan Pattern Book - Knit Issue 1 Designer -- Jo Sharp Sizes: S, M, L, XL yarn: 15, 17, 19, 21 skeins

Ribbed Poncho Pattern Book - Knit - Knit Issue 3 Designer -- Jo Sharp Sizes: M -L yarn: 10 - 11 skeins

Easy Ribbed Vest Pattern Book - Knit Issue 1 Designer -- Jo Sharp Sizes: S, M, L, XL yarn: 6, 7, 8, 9 skeins

Box Stitch Jacket Pattern Book - Book Eight - Eclectic Designer -- Jo Sharp Sizes: S, M, L, XL yarn: 10, 11, 12, 13 skeins

Moss Rib Sweater Pattern Book - Book Eight - Eclectic Designer -- Jo Sharp Sizes: S, M, L, XL yarn: 11, 12, 13, 14 skeins

Georgia Designer: Jo Sharp Pattern Book: Knitting Bazaar Sizes: S M L XL yarn: 20, 20, 21, 21 balls

Brunswick Designer: Jo Sharp Pattern Book: Knitting Bazaar Sizes: S M L XL 19, 20, 20, 21 balls Men's 18, 19, 19, 20 balls Women's

Angel Pattern Book - Rowan Pipsqueaks Designer -- Rowan Sizes: 2-5 years old: S, M,, L yarn: 6, 6, 7 skeins Sizes: 6-10 years old: S, M,, L yarn: 8, 10, 12 skeins

Chequered Cushion Pattern Book - Contemporary Knitting Two Designer -- Jo Sharp yarn: 5 skeins

Martha Pattern Book - Book 28 Designer Rowan Sizes: S, M, L, XL Yarn: 13, 13, 15, 15 skeins

Children's Cabled Sweater Pattern Book -Contemporary Knitting Two Designer -- Jo Sharp Sizes: 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 years old Yarn: 8, 10, 12 skeins

Miriam Pattern Book - Book 28 Designer Rowan Sizes: S, M, L, XL Yarn: 16, 17, 18, 20 skeins

Marcel Designer: Veronik Avery Pattern Book: the Best of Interweave Knits Sizes: S-XL Yarn: 14-22 skeins

Woman's Cabled Sweater Designer: Jo Sharp Pattern Book: Contemporary Knitting Two Sizes S - XL Yarn: 16 - 19 skeins

Box Stitch Coat	Cable Cardigan	Moss Rib Sweater
Laurel Hill Sweater	Sheoak Sweater	Tundra Sweater
Sherwood Sweater	Millbrook Sweater	Pandora Cardigan
Ripple Sweater	Latvian Sweater	Cable & Moss Sweater
Crest Vest	Lorikeet Sweater	True Sweater

Thornbill Vest -- Thornbill Cardigan	Market Sweater

Review from Knitter's Review: Jo Sharp's designs are alive with color, and this yarn reflects that with more than 52 colors. Knitting Up This yarn is tightly spun from long, fine fibers. The result? It wants to be knit. It has a very solid, consistent feel, similar to knitting with a strand of licorice. There's nothing to snag or twist or otherwise get in the way, because the yarn has been double-combed to eliminate short fibers. I gathered steam quickly. Stitches appeared well-defined and even. Blocking / Washing This firm yarn holds its shape even when soaked with water. My swatches behaved like troopers through the entire washing and blocking process. There was no stretching, bleeding, fading, pilling, or anything. Lifting them out of the water, I saw beautiful, flat, solid squares of fabric.

Wearing In her books and in the instructions on the inside of the yarn label, Jo Sharp insists that this yarn will soften with each wash and wear. Ever the cynic, I had to test this for myself. I gave a set of swatches several additional washes. Sure enough, the solidity of the first swatches gave way to a much softer, more pliable fabric in those that had been washed more frequently. The added softness wasn't the result of any fiber degradation, mind you, but rather from an overall relaxing of the material, making it much more pleasant to touch. If you like the yarn, you won't have any trouble finding a good pattern for it. Jo Sharp provides a huge variety of patterns for almost every skillset, from simple two-color pullovers to insanely complicated color patterns and Arans.