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Review: The Weaver’s Idea Book

This is a tricky one for me, because while I have a few books on weaving and am intrigued, curious, awestruck, and tempted by the things weavers can do ... I don't actually weave myself. I'm like the star-struck kid who devours Variety and other movie magazines but has never gone to Hollywood.

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New and Upcoming Books, August 2010

I haven’t done one of these posts in a while (wow, last year), so here you go–some new and upcoming books to whet your appetite for the cooler weather to come! 1,000 Fabulous Knit Hats by Annie Modesitt. (Is it immodest of me to mention that one of my hats is in here?) 60 Quick [...]

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Interview with Clara Parkes

Welcome to Knitting Scholar, Clara--I'm so excited to talk to you about your new book, The Knitter's Book of Wool.

Asides

• Come over to my knitting blog--there's a contest for my 2010th post, and you could win a GREAT knitting book! #
• I met Joanne Johnson (author of Phoebe's Sweater) today. She's as nice as her book! #
• A knitter's dog needs your help--and all you need to do is buy this adorable little sweater design from the woman behind the February Lady Sweater. Not only that, but if you buy the pattern, you can be entered in a chance to win one of Juniper Moon Farm's CSA shares, and trust me, their yarn is to die for. What are you waiting for? #
• There's a new logo up on the main page ... what do you think? We went from this: To this: #
• Don't ask me how, but Wordpress completely ate the book review for "Aran Sweater Design" I published last week. I had to rebuild it from the bare skeleton and can only hope that the new version is as good as the original ... but if you think you're seeing things, that it doesn't read quite the way you remember it ... well. It doesn't. Sorry about that! #