Savvy knitters have long been aware that the best way to create sweaters that truly fit is to customize. So if measuring your body and crafting a sweater designed to accommodate body measurements makes sense, why don’t more knitters do the same for their socks? Designer Andi Smith gives knitters the knowledge and tools to do so–along with a selection…
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No-Bull Book Review: Hat Couture, by Theressa Silver (Cooperative Press 2013)
“Wearing a hat is like having a baby or a puppy; everyone stops to coo and talk about it.” — Louise Green I’m trying to get current on all my book reviews, and fresh in my in-box is Hat Couture, just published by Cooperative Press, so let’s coo and talk about hats. “Hat Couture” is a collection of patterns…
No-Bull Book Review: Ancient Egypt in Lace and Color by Anna Dalvi
Having gotten terribly behind in book reviews, we must start the new year by catching up. Let’s start with a trip back in time to the land of ancient Egypt, with Ancient Egypt in Lace and Color, by Anna Dalvi (Cooperative Press 2012). When I was in elementary school, I went through a phase where I was fascinated with ancient…