Alice Hoffman and Lisa Hoffman are creative cousins whose chosen outlets are on the surface rather different. Alice is a writer and Lisa a knitwear designer.
But they combined their talents to spin tales and knit stories in their book Faerie Knitting
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The book includes 14 original fairy tales along with 14 knitting patterns that go with the stories. For example a woman in one story knits while she waits for her husband to return from war; the pattern is the shawl she worked.
The stories tell of the power of women and power of knitting, the magic of making and storytelling in ways that many knitters — and writers who knit, and knitters who write — will find familiar.
It’s an interesting concept and the stories and knitting patterns are enjoyable alone and in combination.
My favorite is Blue Heron, a large triangular lace shawl with picot edges for a feathery look like the shawl of the heroine in the accompanying story. Other patterns include mitts and fingerless gloves, a vest, a cowl, leg warmers, shawls and cowls.
Two patterns are rated for beginners (an amulet necklace and charm bags), three are for advanced beginners, six are intermediate and two rated for advanced knitters. Check out all the patterns on Ravelry.
If you’d like to get your hands on a copy of Faerie Knitting, you don’t need a special enchantment. Just use the Rafflecopter link below to enter. We have four copies to give away (and another giveaway will be happening on our knitting Facebook page, so go visit).
Fantastic book to add to my kitting library
This sounds like a very interesting book, fairy tales and knitting patterns!!
love that these 2 cousins put their talents together to come up with a knitting story book for us. great idea.
Please pick me!!!!!
I am a big Alice Hoffman fan!
So much knitting. So little time.