If the holidays have you traveling at all, or you need something to do when your family descends on your house, check out the Knitting Activity Book by Debbi Deitke.
This book has more than 100 knitting-themed puzzles including:
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Book Review – Knit Christmas Stockings
Christmas Stockings By Gwen W Steege
Make this holiday one your family will remember forever! With these 19 simple and fun patterns, even first-time knitters can create beautiful Christmas stockings for everyone on Santa’s list.
Gwen W. Steege offers innovative … Read More ...
Book Review – Knit a Vintage Christmas: 22 Stocking, Ornament, and Gift Patterns from Christmas Past
Nothing sparks nostalgia like Christmastime. We watch the holiday classics like It’s a Wonderful Life and pull out our same decorations each year because we love the memories they bring. The patterns in Knit a Vintage Christmas
will both evoke … Read More ...
Book Review – Elemental Knits: A Perennial Knitwear Collection
Elemental Knits
is for women who aspire to be ever stylish, more comfortable, and less wasteful. With knitwear designer Courtney Spainhower, you’ll craft an appearance that truly reflects your spirit with a collection of 20 knitting patterns designed to enhance … Read More ...
Book Review – Christmas Knitted Pet Projects
Make sure you show your animal friends some love this Christmas. These easy pet knitting projects are great gifts for dogs or cats. You can make your cat a couple of toys for hours of enjoyment or a sweater to … Read More ...
Book Review – The Colorwork Bible: Techniques and Projects for Colorful Knitting
Master beginner and advanced colorwork knitting techniques in Interweave’s most comprehensive colorwork guide to-date!
With chapters outlining more than a half dozen colorwork knitting techniques, The Colorwork Bible
is your updated exploration of both beginner- and advanced-level skills with a … Read More ...
Book Review – Selbu Patterns: Norwegian Knitting
Gorgeous contemporary garments rooted in Norwegian knitting tradition. Selbu Knitting Book
Anne Bårdsgård grew up in Selbu, and has always had a close relationship with her hometown and its rich knitting history?her relentless interest in the traditional mittens that made … Read More ...
Vintage Knitting Pattern Store
Vintage knitting patterns are hard to find, thrown away years ago by so many people not knowing their true value. Vintage patterns are classic, easy to follow and make up beautifully, You often find vintage patterns are patterns that are … Read More ...
Book Review – Twisted Stitch Sourcebook
The essential guide to using simple twisted stitches to add interest and beauty to handknits
Master the simple and addictive art of the twisted stitch. The basics are easy to learn, and the design possibilities (and twist combinations that come … Read More ...
Book Review – Seasonal Slow Knitting: Thoughtful Projects for a Handmade Year
A guide to knitting, making, and living a slow and thoughtful lifestyle all year long
Slow Knitting 
introduced crafters to a process of more mindful making through ?ve basic tenets: source carefully, make thoughtfully, think seasonally, experiment fearlessly, and explore … Read More ...
Book Review – 52 Weeks of Socks: Beautiful patterns for year-round knitting
52 Weeks of Socks 
is a modern collection of sock patterns from Nordic knitting experts Laine. What is more special than a pair of hand-knitted socks? Perfect for curling up at home on cozy winter evenings and crisp autumn mornings, … Read More ...
Book Review: Complete Knit Collection for Beginners
Sometimes when you are a new knitter or you are trying to get someone started as a knitter, it can be difficult to pick patterns that will be easy enough for you/them to be successful with but that also aren’t … Read More ...
Book Review: Follow the Flock
Humans and animals have grown up together and influenced each other in ways obvious and less so. Sally Coulthard explores the connections between sheep and people throughout history in her book Follow the Flock: How Sheep Shaped Civilization
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The … Read More ...
Book Review: On Skein of Death
I’m not normally a mystery reader but if you add a knitting-related hook I can be persuaded.
On Skein of Death by Allie Pleiter takes place in Collinstown, Maryland, where Libby Beckett has just opened her dream yarn shop called … Read More ...
Book Review: Knit Color Block Blankets
It’s common to find baby blankets knit in a solid color, or sometimes using a variety of pastels or hues of blue, pink, green or yellow. But it’s not as common to find patterns for bold, bright, colorful baby blankets.… Read More ...