Nobody can beat Elsebeth Lavold when it comes to cable design work. She has been recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on cabling. This is not a knitting book for beginners, it's for intermediate to advanced knitter's and for knitter’s that love the history behind the designs. The hardcover edition has sold over 12,000 copies. And her first book Viking Patterns for Knitting hardcover sold over 23,000 copies.