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Category: Bookish Thursday

  • Bookish Thursday: Haiku Knits

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    Nothing is simpler that Haiku. I love the short simple form of poetry. True to it’s namesake  by Tanya Alpert is full of simple, beautiful knit designs. I don’t think that there is a design in this book that I wouldn’t like to knit! The designer does some mixing yarns in some pieces to add…

  • Bookish Thursday: Fun Upcycled Bags!

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    Got an umbrella with a broken handle? A pair of pants with a hole in the knee?  An old out of style suit? A bunch of plastic shopping bags? Don’t throw them out! Turn them into some great bags!!!  Refashioned Bags: Upcycle Anything into High-Style Handbags by Faith and Justina Blakeney is a fun book…

  • Bookish Thursday: 400 Knitting Stitches

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     400 Knitting Stitches: A Complete Dictionary of Essential Stitch Patterns is the latest stitch dictionary offering by Potter Craft.  As any typical stitch dictionary it includes sections on Knit-Purl Stitches, Crossed Stitches and Cables, Lace Stitches, and your knitting basics as well. What sets this stitch dictionary apart is that it also includes sections one…

  • Bookish Thursday: Hat Heads!

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    First let me say.. I love this book! Next let me say.. I LOVE THIS BOOK! ok.. did I say I LOVE THIS BOOK? oops I guess I did. Today’s book is HatHeads: 1 Man + 2 Knitting Needles = 50 Fun Hat Designs  by Trond Anfinnsen, Aka the KNITKID (which is so much easier…