Wendy D Johnson

Review: Wendy Knits Lace

by --Deb 08.22.2011
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Wendy’s books just keep getting better. Her first, “Wendy Knits,” while all sorts of good is my least favorite. She followed that with two top-notch sock books which are fantastic, but my sock-knitting tends to be straight stockinette-stitch, so I don’t use them as much as I might. But this? This is lace, and I do so love knitting lace. That makes this book my favorite … so far!

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Review: Toe-Up Socks for Every Body

by --Deb 03.22.2010
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This is Wendy’s third book, and I think it’s the best yet. This is a book filled with toe-up sock patterns for men, women, and children, and they’re just lovely. I usually knit just plain-jane stockinette socks (yes, I know, it’s boring of me), but there are at least five designs in there that I’d like to make. That’s a huge number of sock patterns for me to seriously desire.

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Review: Socks from the Toe Up

by --Deb 07.12.2009
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I don’t honestly know what took me so long to get this book. I love Wendy’s blog, liked her last book, have met and even interviewed her … why would I possibly dawdle about buying her book devoted to toe-up socks? Especially when they’re my personal favorite style of socks?

Yeah. I don’t know, either. Because I promise you won’t be disappointed.

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Interview: Wendy Knits

by --Deb 03.12.2009
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Visiting today, we have Wendy D. Johnson from Wendy Knits. Let’s give her a warm, Knitting Scholar welcome, shall we? (sound of knitting needle applause) So, you’ve got a new book , Socks from the Toe Up, coming out, and I gather by the title that it’s about, well, socks? What made you decide to [...]

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Review: Wendy Knits

by --Deb 03.12.2009
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If you read her blog (and I recommend it), you already know Wendy’s tone of voice, and this book feels like a nice, long chat with her. Some of the details you may have picked up on her blog, but there’s a lot to be said for a nice, cohesive story … especially when interspersed with knitting patterns.

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