12 design include styles for all ages. Projects include: shell sensation shawl, quick and colorful, crosses and diamonds, the primrose wrap, a heart in her pocket and more. Projects can be made using US size 4 medium or 5 bulky weight yarns and crochet hooks ranging from a size G-6, 4 millimeters, to K-10.5, 6.5 millimeters. Includes step-by-step instructions for each project and advanced stitches. Shawls feature a variety of cluster, shell, V and treble crochet stitches. Finished project sizes range from toddler size 2T to a 64"x 58" adult wrap. Easy to intermediate skill level. Rita Weiss is an author, designer, and teacher whose name has become a household word in the fields of knitting, crochet, quilting, and cross stitch. The author of more than 50 books in the needle arts, she is co-owner of the Creative Partners needlework book production team. Rita previously was executive vice president of the American School of Needlework and founder and head of the Dover needlework division. A member of the executive board of the Craft Yarn Council, she has served as president of the Crochet Guild of America and the International Quilting Association.