Book excerpt: Just four familiar knitting techniques are all you need to create gorgeous sweaters for all four seasons. From light and breezy patterns for spring and summer days to cozy projects for chilly fall and winter nights, now it's always sweater season with this beautiful collection. Twenty projects include pullovers, cardigans, vests, and coats with distinctive collars and cuffs Features four exciting techniques--slipped stitches and mosaic stitches, interlocking squares and diamonds, diagonal knitting, and short rows Start with a simple purse to try a technique on a small scale, and then move on to master it in a sweater