New Vintage Lace by Andrea Jurgrau is a worthy addition to any lace-knitter’s library.
The patterns range from lace hats, to scarves, and to delicate shawls both large, and small. I will be the first to admit that most of those patterns are pretty complicated. The majority of them have patterns that are completely different on every row, which makes it difficult to memorize a chart. It’s really easy to get off track without knowing right away, at least for me it is, unless I add a lot of stitch markers.
I once made a grave mistake of working on one of the smaller shawls while I was working at an emergency call center and made some very baffling mistakes, despite having some experience under my belt. Of course, that was all my mistake in thinking I was some sort of juggling octopus.
The shawl turned out pretty well, despite some major fudging on my part. This is the Blue Dahlia shawl, knit in a brown silk blend.
It has been a few years since I knit from this book, but as always, check with the publisher for errata to spare yourself some headaches.
I consider it to be more for immediate-to-experienced knitters, but even a new beginner would benefit from owning a copy and seeing just how far they can go.