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Review: Pen to Thread

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The author writes, “For this book, I have selected my absolute favorite motifs from the many I have drawn. As I hope you’ll agree, they are imaginative and full of personality and range from tiny, superquick embroideries to large, intricate designs that may take a day or so to embroider.”

Review: Henry’s Hat

I love this series. I hope Joanna and Eric never stop.

Review: Cats in Paris

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Coloring books are all the rage, and there’s no doubt why. They’re fun, they’re creative … and isn’t it nice to play with things other than yarn once in a while?

Sheep!

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Who wouldn’t want a flock of these for Christmas–especially when they’re not only adorable, but charitable at the same time!

Review: Family-Friendly Knits

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This is the kind of book you want to climb inside because everybody looks so happy and cozy.

Review: Dressed in Knits

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“Drawn to slow fashion, I appreciate clothing that stands the test of time, both in quality and design.”

Review: Free Spirit Knits

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The book’s vision is clear, and the back of the book says it best: combining the beauty of the high desert with a sense of play and adventure.

Review: Unexpected Cables

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The first sentence of this book resonated for me right away:

“One of the things I love most about knitting is the endless opportunity for learning.”

Review: The Time Garden

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This is a beautiful coloring book–a far cry from the kind I scrawled in when I was a kid.

Review: New Lace Knitting

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I love Romi’s designs and have more than one of her shawls in my collection, so I was very excited when I heard about this new book of hers.

Review: Top Down

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As a knitter who loves knitting top-down, one-piece sweaters, this is practically a siren call. How could I resist?

Review: The Art of Slip-Stitch Knitting

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Slip-stitch knitting is one of those techniques that is very simple to do, but often misunderstood, because it seems like it’s hard. (It’s not.) What this technique is, though, is versatile.

Review: One-Skein Wonders for Babies

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//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js First, the facts: Title: One-Skein Wonders for Babies: 101 Knitting Projects for Infants and Toddlers Author: Judith Durant Published by: Storey, 2015 Pages: 288 Type: Babies! Chapters: Little Ensembles Little Tops Little Bottoms Little Dresses Little Hats Little Socks & Booties Little Accessories Little Blankets Little Toys Little Miscellany //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js The In-Depth Look: There [...]

Review: Custom Socks

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All in all, this is a great sock book. The information is thorough, the patterns attractive, the instructions easy to follow, and the photos are appealing.