Thanks to Clémence, I got the Phildar catalog from my wish list today! The patterns are so adorable, it's too bad that my boys are almost too big for them. They're too good not to make though, so I'll just size them up a bit. I'll have to put a little bit of work into getting through the patterns, as my high-school French was ousted long ago by my college German. But I think there's enough of it deep down there somewhere which, when combined with my general knitting knowledge, should get me through. This is the perfect pattern book for me though, since it also has a little knitting primer in the back for the first time knitter/mother, which is going to serve me as a visual dictionary. I love Phildar!