Review of 101 Stitches to Knit - Knitting
The card set by Interweave Press, 101 Stitches to Knit is a very nice addition to your knitting library. There are, as you might imagine, 101 individual cards detailing 101 different stitches, plus an index and chart key, and a fold out card with ... [... more]
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Scanning articles or patterns - Knitting
You have decided to use up some of your yarn stash to make a sweater for yourself and you have just the pattern. When you go to your stack of magazines and pattern books however you cannot find the pattern, you know it is there, but you have no ... [... more]
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Knitting and Keeping Track - Knitting
When you knit a project unless it is a very plain pattern at some point you have to keep track of how far along you have come, where in the pattern you are, or what row you are knitting. This can be accomplished in a variety of ways and with a ... [... more]
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Domino Knitting - Knitting
Vivian Hoxbro has written a really nice small book containing exercises and patterns to help you learn the art of modular knitting. It's not for the complete beginner, assuming you already know the basics of hand knitting. Nor is it a ... [... more]
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Review of Color Sense by Susan Levin - Knitting
The book Color Sense Creative Color Combinations for Crafters by Susan Levin published by Sixth & Spring; Books (2008) is a book that helps crafters of all genres, including knitters, choose pleasing color combinations. Every so often you may see ... [... more]
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Sock Knitting Techniques - Knitting
First, let me comment that no matter how you choose to knit socks they are a great portable project. They are small and depending on the pattern they are often simple enough to be knit in public. There are many ways to knit socks. One way is with ... [... more]
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Review of Strip & Knit with Style - Knitting
Strip and Knit with Style by Mark Hordyszynski, published by C & T; Publishing, is a book that marries knitting and woven fabrics. Hordyszynski uses fabric to create strips and then proceeds to knit with them. He talks about the properties of ... [... more]
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It Itches by Franklin Habit - Knitting
It Itches by Franklin Habit. Published by Interweave Press c. 2008. How often do you think of knitting and cartoons? Probably not that much, but this book by the blogger and creator of the 1,000 Knitter Project will change your mind. Habit ... [... more]
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Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin - Knitting
The book Boutique Knits written by Laura Irwin and published in 2008 by Interweave Press starts off by saying that a background in crafting, being comfortable improvising and really loving details is important to appreciating this book. The ... [... more]
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2-at-a-Time Socks by Melissa Morgan-Oakes - Knitting
There are a lot of sock books out there and here is one published by Storey Press in 2007. First the cons, if you want to learn to knit a sock from the toe up, do not buy this book unless you like some of the patterns within it and are willing to ... [... more]
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Review of Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders - Knitting
I bet there isn't a knitter out there who has not succumbed to buying at least one ridiculously expensive skein or hank of yarn. Then when you get home, after the usual petting and just simple enjoyment of the yarn, you wonder what to do with it. ... [... more]
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Knitting Sweaters from the Top Down - Knitting
Here is a really super book which provides the knitter with lots of patterns for sweaters knitted from the neck down. This is easy to do and the author makes it even easier by providing patterns for a huge range of sweaters, jackets, cardigans ... [... more]
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