The book begins, “Most of us knit for babies today because we want to, not because we have to. We knit for them, as our grandmothers did, for the love of it. We knit because nothing else can give us the same soothing texture and emotion as a garment created by hand. While we sit and knit, our hopes and dreams are wrapped in every stitch. Few things are more scrumptious than the cozy warmth of a new baby swaddled in a lovingly handknit blanket.”
It’s been an insane week (I mentioned I just moved for the first time in 34 years, right?), but I’m trying hard to get a review up for you. The problem? The one review I had almost ready to go? The internet ate it. All that’s left is the pictures. The other review drafts? No [...]
I just wanted to let you folks know that we just moved this week (the first time in 34 years), so I may fall a little behind in my reviews for a while. I’ve got a couple thousand books and lots and lots of boxes to unpack!
The patterns in this book are not for the faint of heart. Not because they are hard, but because they are bold. They are striking and vivid.
This is not your mother’s boring, classic knitting collection.
For today’s guest, we have Janel Laidman, author, designer, and editor of the new “The Enchanted Sole.” Thanks so much for coming!
How can you resist a book that begins, “I have always loved wool–I mean really and truly loved it, like Claude Monet loved his Giverny and Julia Child loved her butter. Discovering a new wool yarn, smelling it, touching it, dreaming of what I can do with it, knitting and washing a swatch and seeing how it transforms … those things make me feel complete and fulfilled.”
This book is is a collection of patterns for small projects. The largest designs in here are a couple of child-sized sweaters and lace shawls. Most of the patterns are for mittens, hats, wrist-warmers, scarves, and small bags. This is handy because, so often, you have just one skein of handspun yarn and no plans for what to do with it. What can you do with your 4 ounce skein of Bluefaced Leicester sock yarn? Or your Cormo laceweight?
Welcome to Knitting Scholar, Clara–I’m so excited to talk to you about your new book, The Knitter’s Book of Wool.
Coming tomorrow, just in time for her new book, The Knitter’s Book of Wool, an interview with Clara Parkes! Who else is as excited as I am?
The author of this colorful book starts by saying, “I have always found colorwork irresistible. Charming vintage knitting patterns with pony-tailed ladies sipping their apres-ski toddies live in my knitter’s heart right next to the memory of my first baby bootie and the day I finally executed a tubular cast on … Knitting of all stripes has at one time or other held my attention, but I always seem to wander back home to colorwork.”
This is one of the best-learn-to-knit books around. Great illustrations of what the stitches look like and what to do with them. Clear explanations that TELL you what to do with them. It covers all the basics and does it in a way that makes it easy to learn. If you’re a beginner, this book will answer almost all of your questions.
Because I have no choice but to cut down my library, I’m selling some of my knitting books–come check out the list at Chappysmom.com. It’s a first come, first serve deal.
Okay, due to popular demand I added a “But I don’t want summer to be over” answer to the Autumn’s Coming poll I put up yesterday…
