Reviews category

  • Our Favorite Knitting Books for Beginners

    As you can tell by this site, Susi and I love to do all sorts of crafts, but I think the first love for both of us (and the one that brought us together) is knitting. Susi comes from a line of expert ...
    Nov 13, 2012 1 Comment

  • Book Review : Knit Knit

    I have not bought a knitting book in a while, but I bought this one. It was published in 2007, by our friends at Stewart Tabori and Chang, it’s not “new”. It is a compilation of som...
    Nov 07, 2012 No Comments

  • Book Review: Swedish Handknits

    I’m a sucker for Scandinavian knitwear, so when I saw that Swedish Handknits by Sue Flanders and Janine Kobel had come out I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. This is a book that takes...
    Oct 01, 2012 No Comments

  • DIY Inspiration: Printable State Maps

    Maps have been so popular an imagery in crafts lately, whether it is wall art, jewelry or even wrapping paper. Thing is we all don’t necessarily have a whole bunch of maps around to cut up. Nat...
    Sep 24, 2012 2 Comments

  • Book Review: Ann Budd Knitters Handy Book Of Top Down Sweaters

    I have a new book in my knitting library. Ann Budd: The Knitter’s Handy Book of Top-Down Sweaters: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges. That is a BIG name for this book. But it is the na...
    Sep 24, 2012 1 Comment

  • Polka Dot Cottage Handcrafted Crochet Hooks

    One of the fun things about doing an online craft project like the Granny Square Sampler Afghan Project is getting to know some of the other crafty bloggers out there. Polka Dot Cottage is one such ne...
    Sep 14, 2012 4 Comments

  • Book Review: Custom Knits 2 By Wendy Bernard

    Let’s welcome the kids back to school, and usher in the ‘cooler weather’ with the return of knitting!! Yeah! And just in time, while you check your stash and get your project queue s...
    Sep 10, 2012 16 Comments

  • Book Review: Picture This!

    I found this book a Bay Area quilting shop: New Pieces, in Berkeley. Picture This! By Marcia Stein The book features some unbelievable pictorial quilts. And then, it goes on to tell about how to take...
    Sep 03, 2012 1 Comment

  • Further adventures of Window Markers

    We found Crayola window markers. And just to be thorough in our quest, we got those to add to our collection too. When we went to go play with them, I thought they would be just about the same as the...
    Mar 19, 2012 No Comments

  • Adventures with Window Crayons

    We are always looking for new crafts in our house. And recently we found Crayola Window Crayons. We have had a lot of fun with them. In our house, we have an easel. And chalk. And, obviously crayons ...
    Mar 05, 2012 6 Comments

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