This book is amazing, it will definitely make you a everything Nicky fan. One you hear her live, her books come to life in your hand. You go away wondering how one woman can hold so much in her mind. She is one of the most creative knitters alive. Her very first knit, a complicated picture knit was just a sliver of what she is capable of. Don't miss this book and as many others that you can get your hands on. If you ever, ever have a chance to take any of her classes live, don't pass this up! Whatever the home work ahead of time, do extra! You won't be sorry. This book is my knitting room coffee table book, every time I pick it up I am immediately inspired to knit. I own only a fraction of her 30+ books, I consider them an investment in my craft. I am literally a more capable knitter because of them. You have to make the adorable one square animals, crazy wonderful.