by StephCat | Jul 12, 2011 | Designer Tools, Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Software Review: EnvisioKnit by Jane of EnvisioKnit Design Studio. For Windows 7/Vista/XP. $99. Available as a download. I’ve been using Knit Visualizer (KV) for several years, and I really like it, and am very comfortable with it, but it does have some...
by StephCat | Jul 10, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
First, congrats to Connie! You won your very own copy of the book. I’ve emailed you. Second, one of the winners of the Unicorn Fiber gift sets never responded to my email, pm’d me, etc. So I went back to the random number generator…congrats to...
by StephCat | Jul 2, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
A little bit ago I won a copy of Melissa Morgan-Oakes newest book, Teach Yourself Visually: Circular Knitting, and was cheeky enough to ask if I could be a part of her blog tour and post an interview. She agreed! Look for a review in a day or two — short...
by StephCat | Jun 21, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Questions for Deborah Robson Stephannie: I love the look of the book and how the fibers, yarn, and knitted and woven samples are displayed with the boards, wool and matts. You have so much experience with publishing and designing – how much input did you get,...
by StephCat | Jun 20, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook: More Than 200 Fibers, from Animal to Spun Yarn, Carol Ekarius & Deborah Robson, Storey Publishing, 2011, 448 p. If you have the slightest interest in the animals behind the yarn, you will love this book. It’s huge, and...
by StephCat | Jun 10, 2011 | Knitting, Reviews & Interviews
Wrapped in Lace: Knitted Heirloom Designs from Around the World by Margaret Stove, Interweave Press, 2010, 160pp. I’m not terribly surprised the cover of this is very similar to Nancy Bush’s Knitted Lace of Estonia: both are published by Interweave,...
