by StephCat | Sep 7, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Scottish Highland Knits by Sarah Dallas, Wendy Baker and Catherine Tough, Trafalgar Square Books, 2007, 96 pp. If nothing else, Rowan produces really, really pretty books. The photography is gorgeous (though not all pics show the garment as clearly as...
by StephCat | Aug 26, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Knitting 24/7: 30 Projects to Knit, Wear, and Enjoy, On the Go and Around the Clock by Veronik Avery, STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book, 2010, 128 pp. I always look forward to seeing new patterns from Veronik Avery. I know they’re going to be well written, with...
by StephCat | Aug 1, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Norwegian Patterns for Knitting by Mette N. Handberg, Trafalger Square Books, 2010, 118 pp. Originally published in Norwegian in 2001. Norwegian Patterns opens with several pages briefly discussing different tips and techniques, including a couple paragraphs on...
by StephCat | Jul 12, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Making Mathematics with Needlework: Ten Papers and Ten Projects by sarah-marie belcastro (Author, Editor), Carolyn Yackel (Editor). This is an interesting book. If you’re a teacher, or interested in teaching, especially mathematics, and you’re also a...
by StephCat | Jul 10, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
In the Loop: Knitting Now ed by Jessica Hemmings, Black Dog Publishing, 2010. 192 pp. In the Loop is a collection of essays regarding knitting and its applications in current culture, drawn from the In The Loop conference in 2008. This isn’t a pattern or how-to...
by StephCat | Jun 27, 2010 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design by Shannon Okey, Cooperative Press, 2010, 247 pp, $22.95. Available as a book and/or a PDF. This book, the only one specific to the business of knitwear design, is already being touted as the book current designers...
