I don’t buy new craft books very often any more. Ever since Pinterest has come along and taken hold, I get my fix of “new and inspiring” from there. If I am looking for a knitting pa...
Feb 20, 2014
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There is a book out called The Art of Clean Up: Life Made Neat and Tidy.
Ursus Wehrli has taken everyday scenes, and broken them down into their elements, and lined them up. I feel like the title sho...
Apr 17, 2013
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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
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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
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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
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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
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I’m a sucker for a good knit toy, so was thrilled when I was asked by STC/Melanie Falick Books if I wanted a copy of Knitted Dinosaurs. As the aunt of six nephews, I was even more thrilled.
Kn...
Nov 07, 2011
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Bust is the name of the magazine that describes itself as written “With an attitude that is fierce, funny, and proud to be female.” Debbie Stoller, the co-author is of course, a familiar name to...
Oct 28, 2011
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