Cheetah yarn!

Get ready for this: I have found a yarn that works up in cheetah print!
It is called Stylecraft Safari Chunky and I found it in the Herrschners catalog, which conveniently landed in my mailbox for the first time a few days ago. Lucky me!
Everyone knows about self-striping yarn that works up into a fake fair isle or rosebuds, but this makes a cheetah animal print pattern. Well, actually it's called leopard, but it's cheetah to me.
I will totally buy this if I can come up with a suitable pattern to make for my 5-year-old, who loves all things cheetah print. It doesn't even have to be pink or purple. She loves regular cheetah color. And zebra, of course. (Note to Stylecraft -- please make this yarn in zebra!)
Here's a link to the yarn: http://www.herrschners.com/Product/Stylecraft+Safari+Chunky.aspx
I'm new to blogging, so I'm not sure if I'm allowed to copy and paste a photo of the yarn on here (copyright??), but the link takes you right to it. Very cool. The catalog shows a pic of a sweater made with this yarn, but the Web site just shows a swatch.

After spending many enjoyable minutes looking at patterns and cool yarn in the Herrschners catalog, I made another discovery. I have all my mom's old knitting and crochet books and magazines and while rooting through a crate that had been hiding in my closet I found The New Knitting Dictionary by Rhoda Ochser Goldberg, which is now not so new since it was published in 1984.

This book is a treasure trove of 1,000 stitch patterns. That's ONE THOUSAND!!! I'm in heaven! There are all sorts of cables and lace patterns and just everything in there. What I think of as the owl cable is actually called the reverse horseshoe cable. Who knew? I have no idea if this book is still in print, but it would make a great reference for any knitter. I am at a loss where to begin, though. I want to crochet another baby afghan, but I also want to knit some fingerless gloves or mittens with one of the stitches from the book. Oooh -- and maybe a lacy baby blanket. Or socks, boot toppers, a cowl, a scarf or maybe a scarf. I could go on.
While deciding, I've been making toy nets and striped boot toppers. Although, I think the pineapple centered baby blanket is next on the list...