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If you have a weakness for knitted animals wearing tiny clothes, Knitted Safari Friends by Sarah Keen is going to be very difficult to resist.
This colourful collection includes 20 safari and savannah animals to knit, including a lion, … Read More ...
There are two schools of thought when it comes to instructional books about knitting. Either focus in one particular technique or kind of knitting (stranded knitting, say, or brioche) or try to cover a little bit of everything in … Read More ...
When I discovered Kate Atherley’s book Circular Knitting for Beginners and Beyond, I wasn’t sure there was enough to say about circular knitting to fill a book. It’s a pretty short book (144 pages) and includes 10 patterns to … Read More ...
Shadow knitting is one of those knitting techniques that feels a little bit like a magic trick. You look at the fabric straight on and think, “Oh yes, lovely stripes.” Then you tilt it slightly and suddenly there is a … Read More ...
Knit a colorwork hat inspired by every state in the United States with Knitting the U.S.A. by Nancy Bates. Like her previous book of hats inspired by US national parks, this book includes a colorful hat design for every … Read More ...
Every knitter has a stash. Some of us have a neat little basket. Some of us have a “please don’t open that cupboard too quickly” situation. So a book called Knitting Stylish Stuff from Your Stash already feels like it … Read More ...
There’s something extra satisfying about knitting children’s sweaters. They’re small enough to feel manageable, sweet enough to make you say “just one more,” and they don’t require the same emotional commitment as knitting an adult-sized cardigan that may or may … Read More ...
There’s something about Nordic knitting that instantly makes a project feel cosy, practical, and a little bit magical. Even if you’re not actually sitting in a snowy cabin with a pot of coffee and a basket of wool beside you, … Read More ...
Jake Henzler first designed knit blocks that look like buildings to commemorate his travels to Copenhagen; over time he added other cities and developed still more city blocks for the book Knit the City Building Blocks.
The book includes … Read More ...
There are some children’s books that feel like they were made to be tucked inside a gift bag with a handmade scarf, a little ball of yarn, and a note from Grandma.
Knitting for Dogs by Laurel Molk is … Read More ...
Carmen Jorissen’s Colorwork Knitting for Head to Toe encourages people who’ve never tried colorwork knitting to get started and has patterns that might still be fun for someone more skilled at colorwork.
The book includes 20 patterns — five each … Read More ...
Most of us who knit know that knitting is good for our mental health. Norwegian designer Une Cecilie Oksvold pairs knitting patterns with the story of her mental health journey and the ways that being in nature has helped her … Read More ...
I picked up Knitwear from Finland from my local library, not knowing anything about it. Upon closer look I saw that the book includes “Designs by Minna Metsänen Inspired by Niina Laitinen.”
I didn’t know what any of that … Read More ...
Kyle Kunnecke’s Urban Knit Collection was originally published in 2016 but has been reissued in a new, updated edition.
The 18 knitting patterns inspired by urban life are the same as they were in the original, but I missed it … Read More ...
Chantal Miyagishima is better known online as the designer Knitatude, who shares classic, streamlined designs for sweaters, sleeved scarves and other projects. She’s made it her mission to get knitters confident enough to knit their own sweaters, with the help … Read More ...