Tag: books
Sundry Saturday: Knitting Books
Nearly every time I teach a class, someone will pay me the compliment of suggesting that I write a book. Sometimes I think about it, and I have a file of notes and outlines and ideas. When I get in the mode of book-thinking, I enjoy the perspective-restoring exercises of perusing the 12,517 results that […]
Inspiration Sunday: What Inspires You? (A contest)
I always find the question “what inspires you?” to be a great question. So I am going to throw out the question for a mini-contest. Each comment on this post the answers the question — what inspires you in the context of knitting — will be entered for a random drawing to receive some inspiration […]
Tech Tuesday: Yes, I’m Writing About POK Again!
I like ebooks. A lot. It’s modern times and I’m a modern girl, friends. But I also love books as objects: the heft, the feel of the paper, smell of the ink. As I perused the wonderful new book offerings at Stitches West, I discovered that June Hemmons-Hiatt’s newly revised edition of the Principles of Knitting is […]
Think Tank: New Library Additions
The above stack of books has been recently added to my personal knitting library. The three in the middle I am particularly glad to have added since each of them has a tremendous amount of technical information which is my primary reason for purchasing books. Since I have never owned a copy of “the big […]
Sundry Saturday: The Revisions are coming! (by Kellie)
Wow, what a week it’s been here at our little home on the web! You all are fantastic! I have half a dozen posts planned and in draft mode thanks to all the comments. Our pal Sarah asked about our favorite knitting reference books, so I thought I’d take a few column-inches to give my […]
Think Tank: A Worthwhile Book
Sorry, this post published accidentally. Blogger has a new feature that I hate, which is that the tab key takes you from the title immediately to the publish button. Since I play with and edit my post titles during and after the writing, I forgot to tab twice. So, this one, not the one that […]
Mathematical Monday: The Countdown Begins (by Kellie)
Today’s post is brought to you by the number 141.That’s the number of days till November 1. So what, you may ask? Well, I was trolling around on Amazon today and saw something that caught my eye.June Hemmons Hiatt’s classic The Principles of Knitting showed up in my recommendations. That means it’s an active listing. […]
Sundry Saturday: Page 79-by Kellie
Today, in casting about for something to write about, I decided to pick up a random knitting book and turn to page 79 and write about something on that page. Here is the result: Book: Handknitting: New Directions by Allison Ellen (This is an OOP classic-one of my favorites for interesting insights and good writing […]
Think Tank: Inspiration vs Technique
As I recently moved my knitting library upstairs to my new office, I spent some time thinking about which books so be where. Obviously, books I use regularly should be more easily accessible than those I rarely pull out. What I found is that my book fall in to two categories, those I purchased for […]
Sundry Saturday: A New Book
I received my copy of Knit One, Knit All: The Garter-Stitch Designs of Elizabeth Zimmermann this week. I have been looking forward to seeing what Meg Swansen and her family have found in the journals, notes and garment collections of Elizabeth Zimmermann. I was not disappointed. EZ’s work and voice continue to resonate with me just […]
