2009 in Review

First, I want to thank everyone for coming–it’s readers like you that make this so worthwhile.
This definitely includes the publishers who were kind enough to send me review copies: Interweave Press (who were very generous indeed), XRX Books, Nomad Press, Voyageur Press, Wiley Publishing, Ten Speed Press, Potter Craft, Rustling Leaf Press, and Watson-Guptill Publications. [...]

Holiday Book Ideas

Do you have a knitter on your gift-list this year? Or maybe you’d like to do a little shopping for yourself? Here are some of the books I recommend–some are old, some are new, but all are wonderful additions to any library.

New and Upcoming Books: August 2009

Here are some of the new books coming up, as well as some of the recent ones that have come out in the last couple of months. (Click the titles to see details–they’re all links)

New and Upcoming Books: March 2009

I haven’t done one of these handy-dandy lists since December, so here are some of the new books coming up, as well as some of the recent ones that have come out in the last couple of months

Year End Already?

Is it really the end of the year, already?

It’s hard to believe it went so fast!
Let’s review what we’ve accomplished since this blog launched in August, shall we?

New and Upcoming Books, December 2008

It seems like a good time to look back at some (just some!) of the great books that have come out this year, but also to look ahead at some of the ones that are coming!

And, the Winner Is…

And, about time I got around to announcing this, too (grin). With all the extra chances, I came out with 217 entrants to choose from. Then I went to Random.org to generate THREE WINNERS and came up with 75, 92, and 152. I compared those to my excel sheet, and the winners are….

Knitting Scholar’s First Contest!

Since several publishers have been kind enough to provide me with review copies, it seems selfish to keep ALL of them, so it seemed a good time to have a contest.
In fact, it’s a multi-part contest! You’ve got more than one way to win!
Here’s what you have to do. Either…
1. Link to Knitting Scholar on [...]

New and Upcoming Books, October 2008

Let’s check out some of the recent books that have come out, shall we? By recent, I mean, some of the highlights of 2008, and many of which came out too early for me to review here and I thought they–all of them–deserved a mention. This is by no means a complete list, of course, and in no particular sequence except for how I stumbled across them on Amazon (grin).

Upcoming Knitting Books, September 2008

Here’s a look at some of the new knitting books on the horizon. I’m more excited about some of them than others, but … wow, what a list. I just wish I could buy them all. (Of course, since I can’t, you will NOT be getting reviews of all of them. Just so you know.)
Now–long [...]