October 2009

Review: Swing, Swagger, Drape

by --Deb 10.30.2009
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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.

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Interview with Janel Laidman

by --Deb 10.29.2009
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For today’s guest, we have Janel Laidman, author, designer, and editor of the new “The Enchanted Sole.” Thanks so much for coming!

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Review: Knitter’s Book of Wool

by --Deb 10.25.2009
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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.”

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Review: All New Homespun Handknit

by --Deb 10.19.2009
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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?

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Interview with Clara Parkes

by --Deb 10.12.2009
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Welcome to Knitting Scholar, Clara–I’m so excited to talk to you about your new book, The Knitter’s Book of Wool.

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Coming Soon–An Interview with Clara Parkes!

by --Deb 10.10.2009
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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?

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Review: The New Stranded Colorwork

by --Deb 10.04.2009
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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.”

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