" by Janet Rehfeldt and Mary Jane Wood, "Cool Crochet
" by Melissa Leapman, and "Easy Beaded Crochet
" by Carol Meldrum. I am in big trouble now, because I want to buy all of them. :P I am especially enamored with "Cool Crochet," which I wasn't expecting myself to be. Most of the projects are either Intermediate or Advanced level, and I think I can do Intermediate at this point. They are just lovely. The patterns I would like to make are mostly for sweaters, and a few are for bags. *sighhh* :)I am going to see how I feel when it comes time to return them all. If I can't live without 'em, I'll buy 'em. I'm a bit short on funds at the moment. Well, not exactly; but I've bought a lot of books lately, so I don't feel that the purchases would be justified!
The other day, I picked up "Amazing Crochet Lace: New Fashions Inspired by Old-Fashioned Lace
" by Doris Chan. WOW. Beautiful patterns! 
I can't wait to try the "Farpoint Topper" (top left) and "Abydos Vest" (both pics on the right side), among other things. I've even ordered the yarn for the "Farpoint Topper" already (Lion Incredible, purchased via ebay, of course! I got it in Copper Penny; the original was done in the Autumn Leaves colorway).
I also recently got "Crochet from the Heart: Quick Projects for Generous Giving
" by Kristin Spurkland, which has a lot of really cute projects in it that promise to be quick to make (the hats are my favorites!). And I got "Stocking feet
" from Annie's Attic, by Janet Rehfeldt, which I don't exactly recommend (but please click the link to see my scathing review! Muahahaaa).Other than that, I am almost done with the cuff of my second sock (6.5" out of 8" finished). It's about frickin' time. ;P Sock progress has been soooo slooowww. I am looking forward to trying some patterns from the "Crocheted Socks" book. Socks seem to be harder on me than other crochet, though, perhaps because I need to concentrate harder due to the smaller hook size? I don't know. I'm only using a G hook, but the way I crochet, that's pretty darn small (yeah, I crochet pretty tightly). Especially with the back-loop-only cuff thing. That's annoying. My next pair of socks will not have this sort of cuff. Haven't decided yet if they'll be made from a book pattern, or an Internet freebie. :)
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My mother wants that Farpoint Topper, but it's done in all motifs-ugh for me. I plan to make the Abydos for myself, as well as a few others in there.
I've been eyeing a few of those books, I hope you give some reviews of them! I know what you mean about making socks...I'm having a hell of a time, too. It's certainly working small that's hard for me, and making the back-loop only cuffs are difficult. I have a hard time with the socks book. Cute stuff in there, but my problem is that I cannot figure out front post and back post crochet. I have yet to figure out what part of the stitch is the post and no matter how many instructions I read I just can't get it. Sigh. Seems a lot of the patterns I want to make in that book require knowledge of those stitches.
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