Archive for January, 2010
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Bookish Thursday: Morehouse Merino Knits
When I went to the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival a couple years back I had a little conversation with Stephanie Pearl McPhee about my love hate relationship with wool. I liked the way it knit up but I often was bothered by the itchyness! she said simply that I hadn’t used the right wool and that I needed to try some different varieties!
I did and I found out that she was right! Merino was one of the wools that I tried and loved.. and the Morehouse Merino farms yarns are a great!!
In the fall an oldie but goodie Morehouse Farm Merino Knits: More than 40 Farm-Fresh Designs
came out in Paperback!! I hadn’t seen it before so I jumped at the chance when offered a copy!
It’s a great book with some cute patterns! I mean how can a mom of boys not be drawn to this:
Luckily my middle son LOVES sweaters! So I really need to knit him up one of these!!
All the patterns in this book just scream out warmth and comfort and home! All the things you would expect and more. They have something for everyone.. even the family cat!! So if you are looking for some great patterns to work with some GREAT wool.. this book is for you!
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Wordless Wednesday: The One on the Left is Ours!
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Bookish Thursday: We knew Twinkl sewed but now…
She is sharing it with us!!
I love Whenlen Chia’ a.k.a. Twinkle’s knitting patterns. If there is one of her patterns in a knitting mag, I am there.. case in point the last two issues of Vogue Knitting that didn’t last 5 minutes on the shelf because I was there to rescue them!
If you love her sense of style you probably also like her line of ready to wear clothing! Then on the other hand, if you are like me, you can’t even touch one of the lowest price pieces in her line with a ten foot pole.. sigh..
Well turn that frown upside down, because Twinkle has decided to share some of her patterns for sewing with us as well!!
Twinkle Sews: 25 Handmade Fashions from the Runway to Your Wardrobe
is a great book full of 25 sewing patterns by Whenlan. Super cool!!
The best thing is that there is a disc included with the patterns on pdf format! Oh do I wish my knitting pattern books came with that.. at least just a digital copy of the charts!!
A great book full of fun styles overall!!
Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher.
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I think I will join a knit along!
Lion Brand is having a knit along for the Inishturk Sweater. I happen to have yarn in my stash that will do nicely.. so I think I might just jump in and tackle this.
It will be good practice for the ‘real’ husband sweater, and pick me up out of the knitting doldrums. -
Bookish Thursday: Crafting Your Words
Today a little something different! I have a pair of books I picked up along the line that help with writing!!
First up: Just the Right Words: Over 400 Messages and Motifs for Cardmakers and Crafters
This little book packs a punch! If you are looking for a phrase, saying or something to write in a greeting card this book has something for pretty much any occasion. You won’t find yourself at a loss for words with this little volume on your shelf!
Next up is No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog
A couple years ago I joined the Blog 365 challenge, It certainly was a challenge! It was hard sometimes to come up with ideas fro what to write about. So I picked up this book. It’s a great little book full of ideas to jump start your writing!
So if you are having a little ‘bloggers block’ you might want to pick yourself up a copy!
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Two on Tuesday!
Well again I missed Finished Friday so you get two on Tuesday!
I finished a pair of Mrs. Roosevelt’s Mittens for my mother.
She is president of her local historical society up there in upper state New York, not sure of the exact historical society.. but that means she gets to rattle around in all those historical houses and such and will be going over to the Roosevelt’s “cottage” next weekend. So I hope to pop these in the mail to her so she can wear them when she goes!
I was able to use the leftovers from the cashmere blend socks I made for Laura at Handwerks and since I didn’t think I had quite enough to make the whole mittens with it I added a stripe of some of Scout’s nice merino sock in there on the first mitten, which turned out to be a good idea!
The picture doesn’t lie. One mitten turned out slightly larger than the other I am going to block that out so they match. (I hope!)
Then off to the post office with them!! The pattern is easy peasy, I might make myself a purple pair with a narrow yellow strip to use up the rest of the yarn!!
Paying the bills…
Coming April 13th
