Knitting book lust

So my long awaited and lusted after copy of Mason Dixon Knitting arrived last week, and I finally had a chance to crack it open and really delve into it last night. Let me just say, this is one of the best knitting books I’ve ever come across.
Every knitter who wants to move beyond the basics should own a copy of this book. Not only does it have some fun patterns, it has a lot of advice and encouragement for moving beyond store bought patterns. It’s like having a little knitting muse sit on your shoulder saying, “Go ahead, try it, you know you want to.”
Looking through it and actually reading the advice and stories Ann and Kay have included, I kept finding myself going, “Yeah, I can do that.” And “Wow, think about how that would look in this color – yarn – stitch.”
It is awesome. I am definitely going to be adding it to my top ten must own knitting books. And anyone who knows me knows that I don’t just buy knitting books wily nily. They are way to damned expensive, but this one, well this one is definitely worth the cost.