Book Reviews – Page 34

Giveaway! Harmony Guides 101 Stitches To Knit Card Deck!

March 21, 2009 by Terrye 29 Comments

One of the greatest challenges a knitter can face is finding the perfect stitch pattern for a project. Whether you want to create a highly textured lace scarf or revamp a basic sweater silhouette with a new stitch pattern, 101

New Book From Finnish Designer, Tuulia Salmela

March 6, 2009 by Terrye 2 Comments

Finnish knit designer, Tuulia Salmela has developed a method to knit a seamless set-in-sleeve sweater from the top-down using any yarn and any stitch pattern. Included in this package is a short instruction manual (PDF) and an Excel 2003 spreadsheet … Read More ...

New Norah Gaughan Booklet

February 27, 2009 by Terrye Leave a Comment

Norah Gaughan Vol 4 is available now.

“Flower Child” includes 6 flowing garments inspired by the romantic realm of a mythic hippie. See the audio show, here: http://www.berroco.com/slideshows/ng4_flower_child/index.html

“Excess”: Norah’s love of surface design shines in these 6 sweaters … Read More ...

Simple STYLE in the STYLE Series by Ann Bud

February 21, 2009 by Terrye 1 Comment

I run across quite a few knitting books in my travels, excursions and jaunts, most are kind of cool, however since my life and tastes run far, far from the NY runways, and while I can drool over patterns and … Read More ...

Verena! Europe’s Top Knit Magazine

February 4, 2009 by Terrye 2 Comments

I want to be a model for this magazine! Pretty sure I’d never make a good model for anything, but if you’ve seen where these models get to strut their stuff, you’d want to be one too. But, this is … Read More ...

Domino Knitting and a Free Scarf Pattern

February 3, 2009 by Terrye 3 Comments

Join the domino craze with Knit to Be Square! Vivian Høxbro shows you how to combine modular squares into blocks of varying sizes that become the base for a variety of eye-catching two- and three-dimensional projects. Combine these geometric patterns … Read More ...

French Girl Knits by Kristeen Griffin-Grimes

January 29, 2009 by Terrye Leave a Comment

French Girl Knits, by Kristeen Griffin-Grimes (who just friended me on facebook! How cool is that!!), known in the knit and crochet community for her pattern company, French Girl, utilizes inventive combinations of texture, color, and stitch patterns in her … Read More ...

The Intentional Spinner

January 26, 2009 by Terrye Leave a Comment

So you want to learn to spin. Of course you do. I did. Why? I have no idea, kind of seemed like the next direction to take my fiber addiction. And, doesn’t everyone need another hobby?

Enter Interweave Press and … Read More ...

Color Works! Finally A Color Guide For The Rest Of Us!

December 27, 2008 by Terrye Leave a Comment

Color Works, The Crafter’s Guide to Color by Deb Menz, Available from Amazon

Hardcover and spiral bound, built to take with you and take the abuse.

Stumped about which colors to use in a craft project? Ths book give you … Read More ...

Aslan Trends Announces It’s First Annual Knitting Challenge – 2009!

December 26, 2008 by Terrye Leave a Comment

Brand new! For 2009, Aslan Trends introduces it’s First Annual Knitting Challenge for 2009, to benefit the International Myeloma Foundation.

Aslan Trends, author of the popular Season’s Change Books, Volume 1 and 2 (both available through Yarn Market) … Read More ...

I Got Your Christmas Stockings!

December 1, 2008 by Terrye Leave a Comment

Interweave Knits has done it again. Just when you think there are no new, really sassy Christmas Stocking patterns out there, you stumble across this:
Ok, breathe, there is time to knit at least one of these before they need … Read More ...

Classic Elite Does It Again!

November 30, 2008 by Terrye Leave a Comment

You Need This Book:
Classic Elite Knits, 100 Gorgeous Designs For Every Occasion.
But before I convince you how much you need this book, check out this link; you can actually see the projects in the book: http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/pattern_detail.php?patternID=65
And

It Itches! So Knit A Snowflake!

November 26, 2008 by Terrye 2 Comments

It Itches, by Franklin Habit

Ingredients:
1 batch of humorous cartoons about knitting and everyday life.
3 shakes of the inevitable boo boos
and a generous helping of short essays.
Bake until it’s green and you’ll have the cutest little … Read More ...

Mason Dixon Knitting Outside The Lines

October 15, 2008 by Terrye Leave a Comment

Funny, funny book! I loved it.

Not only is it a good read, but it has cool patterns in it too.

The authors, Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne start out with “Knitting Rules” among which are Rule #2: The more … Read More ...

More Amigurami Critters, and Hand’s Free Reading!

October 9, 2008 by Terrye Leave a Comment

Found this today for all of you Amigurami buffs. It’s a nativity set, just in time for the holidays. It’s crocheted, not knitted, but I’m sure some of you can get past that, and besides, they’re just soooo darn cute!… Read More ...