melissa leapman

Review: Stashbuster Knits

by --Deb 12.02.2011
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Simply put, stash happens, and this is usually a good thing. Except … eventually you need to figure out what to do with it.

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Review: Mastering Color Knitting

by --Deb 11.14.2010
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This is like the other half of her “Color Knitting the Easy Way.” That book focused on things like stripes and slipped-stitches to add color to your knitting. This one is all about stranded, intarsia, and double-knitting

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Review: Color Knitting the Easy Way

by --Deb 04.26.2010
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Here’s the first thing you need to know about this book–there are lots of books out there that examine color knitting, but this one focuses on color knitting using only ONE color at a time.

That’s right. Not intarsia. Not fair isle. Instead, this book is about adding color to your knitting with stripes and slip stitches.

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Review: Continuous Cables

by --Deb 10.08.2008
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I’ve wanted this book since I read the subtitle, “An Exploration of Knitted Cabled Knots, Rings, Swirls, and Curlicues.” That pretty much sums up the appeal of cables for me–that intricate interweaving playfulness as they wind around–and I think it’s clear that Melissa Leapman likes them for the same reason.

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