Books for Knitfreaks

Sometimes I read cookbooks in bed; right now I've got a great big pile of knitting books beside my pillow. I am hogging them from the knitting section of the Vancouver Public Library, 6th Floor, Fine Arts, northwest of the escalators.

The books I am reading/browsing are:

Knitting Without Tears by Elizabeth Zimmerman. This one was recommended by Debbie Stoller in Stitch 'N' Bitch and I expected a big honkin' tome. The writing style is direct, funny and conversational. It has patterns but they're not written like any other patterns I've seen.

The Celtic Collection by Debbie Bliss. The pretty border collies on the cover caught my eye, and then I had to look through the rest for not-so-hard looking sweater patterns, intarsia colour designs (one day), and a really cool-looking lacy scarf.

The Yarn Girls Guide to Kid Knits by Julie Carles and Jordana Jacobs. Am also browsing The Yarn Girls Guide to Simple Knits. They emphasize knitting with chunky yarns and have some really cute looking patterns. But its giving me a complex wondering if my current project, a baby sweater knit on tiny needles, will be big enough? Are Vogue babies smaller than Yarn Girls babies?

Lastly, I had considered some of the patterns in the Vogue Knitting Vintage Collection, especially those luscious cardigans in fluffy wool. But I feel too selfish making so many things for myself in a row.