The back of the book says, “When you lovingly make something stitch-by-stitch, it shouldn’t fit like it came from a department store. However, that’s exactly what happens when you knit to fit a general size instead of your actual measurements. In Knits That Fit, you will learn how to break free from following a pattern word-for-word and start making small changes to tailor your knitwear. It’s not hard, either! You’ll be walked through all the essential ins-and-outs of taking measurements and basic pattern alteration. Before you know it, you’ll be able to tweak nearly any pattern to better fit your unique shape.”
First, the facts: <a href="“> Yarn: Swish Company: Knitpicks Fiber 100% Superwash Merino Wool Yardage: 220 yards Weight: 100 grams Care: Machine wash/Tumble dry low Yarn: Wool of the Andes Company: Knitpicks Fiber 100% Peruvian Highland Wool Yardage: 220 yards Weight: 100 grams Care: Hand wash/Dry flat The In-Depth Look: These aren’t exactly new yarns. [...]
I wanted to tell you that my favorite fiber farm (Juniper Moon Farm, run by Susan Gibbs) is just launching a commercial yarn like from KFI. She actually had the very first yarn-CSA in the country, back when she was still on Martha’s Vineyard, and works very hard with her flock. I haven’t seen these [...]
At the beginning of this memoir, the author just doesn’t understand the appeal of things connected to sheep. Things like knitting, or spinning. We knitters have all been asked at least once, “Why knit it if you can buy it at Walmart for just a few dollars?”
The difference is that she just happens to raise sheep.
Have you heard about Shannon Okey’s latest project? She’s creating a whole new line of indie knitting books, launched by Cooperative Press. And her business model needs YOU! She’s raising money all month, and every little bit helps–even a dollar. Go check out her site. And don’t miss the promo-video. And, even if you can’t [...]
Spinning DVDs by Rita Buchanan and Margaret Stove–because you can never have too many spinning DVDs.
First, the facts: Title: The Great North American Afghan Published by: XRX Publications, 2011 Pages: 53 Type: Afghan pattern, 24 squares. Title: The Great American Kids Afghan Published by: XRX Publications, 2011 Pages: 29 Type: Afghan pattern, 12 squares. The In-Depth Look: Both these books (booklets?) are very simply a straight pattern for an afghan–the [...]
A small kind of book with lots of information about raising Angora bunnies.
Spinning Around is a spinning book that devotes itself to making yarn so you can knit Elizabeth Zimmermann’s patterns. More or less.
I know, I can’t believe it either. The long-awaited reprint of Principles of Knitting by June Jemmons Hiatt is actually available for pre-order on Amazon.com. This much-sought-after book has been rumored to be republished for YEARS, and it used copies sell for hundreds of dollars, so … the fact that there’s actually a publish date [...]
There is a certain lace yarn that’s been around for years that is known as “knitter’s crack,” because it is so soft, so luscious, so addictive in its perfection. You probably know the one I mean, a blend of kid mohair and silk, with a haze around it from the fuzz of the mohair. Well, when I saw Knit Picks’ new “Aloft” yarn … for a moment, I thought I was seeing that other yarn. It’s just that gorgeous.
Okay, knitters, I want you to put down your sock knitting and look up. Way up.
As in … knee-high!
The designs are wonderful. What made you decide to self-publish this collection? Before publishing the collection, I had published in lots of different formats—internet magazines like knitty.com, metapostmoderknitting.com, and knotions.com (the last two are, unfortunately, no longer active), print magazines like Interweave Knits and Knitscene, books, and individual self-published patterns. I came to realized that [...]
