Archive for May, 2010
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Bookish Thursday: Stashbusting with One Ball Knits: Gifts
No matter how hard I try, I always seem to have one ball of yarn left over when a project is finished. So I have this modge podge collection of odd balls just waiting for either someone on Ravelry who is one ball short, or a book like One Ball Knits Gifts
This book is filled with 20 great little projects to take care of those odd skeins you have laying around.
The projects are quite inventive, like this bowl:
A little knitting, a little fabric stiffener and voila!
or this hat… LOVE IT!
And now I also know what I can do with that whack of I-cord I cranked out a while ago..
Napkin rings!!!Over all I didn’t see a project in this book that I wouldn’t knit! It’s definitely a keeper!!
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher
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Wordless Wednesday: I can still sew though…
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Can’t Knit..
In a spectacularly dumb move yesterday I ended up cutting my pinky open with a butter knife. It’s on the palm side, right near the joint. I did such a good job Brian was convinced I needed to go get it stitched. I balked and said no we can just wrap it up really well and make it so I can’t bend my pinky and leave it wrapped for a couple of days like that and it should be fine..
So far so good.. but I can’t knit.. sigh…
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Bookish Thursday: The Sock Knitter’s Workshop!
So, I the not-a-sock-knitter am planning to start a pair of socks just for knitting while in lines at Disney. I love knitting socks in line, it just looks so cool and people are always intrigued. Also they are a nice small project that is portable.
When today’s book was offered to me I thought ok, I’ll take a look.. well.. I did and I am in LOVE!!!! The Sock Knitter’s Workshop
by Ewa Jostes and Stephanie van der Linden is terrific! It’s like a buffet of techniques that you can mix and match to make socks!!!
Anyone who knows me as a knitter, knows I love interesting construction in knitting. So this book is right up my ally! There are like 13 different heels, 7 different toes, 5 cast on methods, toe up cuff down if it is a sock knitting technique that has been invented… it’s in here!
Of course there are also some really nice patterns..
Like this…
and this….
and this..
oooh those are crazy fun looking..So many sock options so little time. hehe or well in my case I might have time in those lines!!
Disclaimer: A copy of this book was provided by the publisher
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Wordless Wednesday: Did I Mention I Have a Secret Super Power?
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Bookish Thursday! NEW SOCK BOOKS!
Boy was I excited when I got home Monday after a LONG day.. to find three packages with 4 books in them on my doorstep! So with this and all the other new books I have picked up lately look forward to plenty of great Bookish Thursdays to come!
Let’s get started! Like the title says there are new sock books on the ranch! First up is a new volume by Wendy Johnson of the delightful Wendy Knits blog.
If you have knit through every sock pattern in Wendy’s first book Socks from the Toe Up: Essential Techniques and Patterns from Wendy Knits
, and are ready for more then Toe-Up Socks for Every Body: Adventurous Lace, Cables, and Colorwork from Wendy Knits
is for you! Yeah.. you know who you are.. don’t make me point you out.. and no, I don’t mean Wendy.. though knitting for work is a great excuse.. (no dear I can’t cook tonight I have to get these socks done for the book!) Anyway.. I digress..
Toe-Up Socks for Every Body
The two books together make a perfect set, and would make a great gift for a sock knitter or a knitter looking for some great portable projects!!
For my loom knitting friends.. with all the amazing and versatile sock looms that Decor Accents has out now I don’t see how you could go wrong with this book! If you have knit through all the patterns in the Loom Knitting Socks
book you might want to give this book a look!
Disclaimer: A review copy of the book was provided by the publisher
Paying the bills…
Coming April 13th
