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 ...
Book Review: Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible
Japanese knitting patterns and knitting stitch patterns have become popular in the rest of the world over the last few years, and more books are being published for a non-Japanese audience, which is great for those of us who might … Read More ...
Book Review: Knits for Summer
Summer isn’t really known as prime knitting season, but the truth is there are a lot of great things you can knit — and wear — when the weather is warm.
Knits for Summer by Kristi Simpson is a booklet … Read More ...
Book Review: A First Book of Knitting for Children
Most people of any age, when they learn to knit, learn the rhyme that goes with forming the knit stitch. It’s a great way to remember the basic motions that go into forming the stitch.
Maybe you’ve wondered if there … Read More ...
Book Review: Finger Knitting for Kids
With summer fast approaching in the Northern part of the world, I think we’re all looking for fun things to do with our kids. My daughter usually has day camps at least part of the summer (and even last year … Read More ...
Book Review: Adorable Knitted Animals
I’m just going to say up front that Adorable Knitted Animals by Hiroko Ibuki 
is not for beginning knitters. There are some relatively easy projects, but even the simplest designs have a lot of pieces and require a lot of … Read More ...
Book Review: Knit Yourself Calm
Now more than ever I think most of us who knit or do other fiber arts are aware of their mental health benefits. We see a reduction in stressful feelings, an ability to control something, which can be powerful, and … Read More ...
Book Review: One Stitch Baby Knits
Knitters tend to love fancy stitch patterns and embellishments on projects, but making something that looks cute doesn’t have to involve a lot of fancy stitchwork. In fact, there’s a lot you can do just with Garter Stitch.
That’s the … Read More ...
Book Review: Outlander Knitting
I haven’t read the Outlander series or watched the show, but I know there is a lot of knitting shown in the series that has caused a lot of knitters to pay attention and try to re-create some of the … Read More ...
Book Review: Knitted Baby Blankets and Cuddle Bags
Baby blankets are my favorite baby gift to knit. I love that they don’t have to be a particular size, you can play with stitch patterns and colors, and they are always useful (and tend to be useful longer than … Read More ...
Book Review: Japanese Stitches Unraveled
I have quite a collection of knitting stitch dictionaries, but sticking to stitch patterns that are available in English limits your possibilities. In recent years Japanese knitting books and all their fun stitch patterns have become more available in the … Read More ...
Book Review: Add One Stitch Knitting
Most of us, when we learn to knit, start with Garter Stitch, because just learning the knit stitch is any easy way to enter the craft and you can make lots of projects just using Garter Stitch.
But adding one … Read More ...