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Glorious Color BY KAFFE FASSETT (Clarkson N. Potter Inc., 1988)

FANS OF FASSETT’S two previous books, “Glorious Knits” and “Glorious Needlepoint,” will find many of the same designs--same exact items, in many instances--in this book. That cavil aside, I rejoiced to see, at last, instructions for the Romeo and Juliet greatcoat pictured (without instructions) in “Glorious Knits.” Not that any sane person will ever knit this amazing full-length coat, but it’s nice to think about. Like Fassett’s other books, this one gives readers more inspiration than most of us can handle. ($27.50)