Tag: books
Think Tank: Book Review-Charts Made Simple
Charts Made SimpleUnderstanding Knitting Charts VisuallyJ.C. Briar This book’s very presence on my table reminds me of J.C. herself–elegantly put together, friendly and focused on helping knitters gain confidence. Because I have the pleasure of knowing J.C. a little, this is not an unbiased review of her book. The fact is that I’m definitely rooting […]
Think Tank: Another New Book
Book Review: Knitwear Design Workshop, A Comprehensive Guide to HandknitsBy Shirley PadenPublished by Interweave Press Shirley Paden is an oft-published designer whose work can be seen in Vogue Knitting, Knitters Magazine and Interweave Knits. Her pieces are distinguished by complex stitch designs, couture-inspired shaping and detail, and a feminine, sophisticated sensibility. Because I like her […]
Think Tank: Book Review
I occasionally pick up a literary type of book with knitting content, but not always, mostly because many of them are contrived and predictable with knitting sort of forced into the storyline. I much prefer the elegance of the occasional but reasonable mention, such as Miss Marple’s knitting or the few references in the Harry […]
Think Tank: Good Books
Due to the recent adventures of trying to get my book to press, I have been thinking a lot about what makes a good knitting book. And I realized, as I pondered the question the answer has a lot to do with each knitter’s own needs and perception of what the book is about. Personally, […]
WIP Wednesday: Not a Book Review
I just heard about a book called Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously, by Adrienne Martini. It caught my eye because of the subject matter: A knitter’s quest to knit one of Alice Starmore’s designs from the book Tudor Roses. The book is getting quite mixed reviews, but I still might read it because […]
Inspiration: From One of the Great Matriarchs of Knitting
I came across these wonderful words while reading the classic Mary Thomas’s Knitting Book for the first time this week: If all the looms in the world ceased to produce cloth, and the art of spinning and knitting alone remained, we could still be clothed, both warmly and fashionably. Such is knitting, which without a […]
Think Tank: My First Crochet Book (and Why a Knitter Would Care)
Let me start by saying that technically I learned to crochet before I learned to knit. I learned to crochet (with some help from Mom) from my great-grandmother (Mom’s maternal grandmother) after she fell and broke her hip at 95 and was in the convalescent hospital (up until that point she still lived by herself […]
Think Tank Thursday: A Knitter’s Library
I can’t wait for Gwen’s book to be released. It has been a great experience to get a peek into the process of writing and publishing a high-quality knitting book. I am impressed with the detail that she has addressed in creating the designs and working with the publishers to walk the line between what […]
