It was a labor of love that I started in fall of 2012. It was carefully nurtured, and revised, and tweaked, and edited by the fabulous folks at Sixth and Spring Books, and then a wonderful book designer created exactly the perfect design for it. And now, nearly four years later, it’s on sale at your LYS or local bookshop…
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Book look: A Head For Trouble, by Julie Turjoman
I mentioned that Julie Turjoman was in our booth in Chicago signing books,and during the show, she was kind enough to give me a copy of her latest, called A Head For Trouble: What To Knit While Catching Crooks, Chasing Clues, and Solving Murders (20 Hats and Adornments Inspired by Lady Detectives of the Roaring Twenties). Yep, that’s an awfully…
Summer Search raffle
Deepest apologies for taking so long to process the raffle! Before I draw the winners, I want to make sure that I have all the entrants on my spreadsheet. So far I have the following donors: Faith L. Dianne S. Julie R. Melanie T. Barbara H. Mary Kay C. Cynthia M. Rebecca Carolyn K. Ellen S. Marianne R. Ulrika R.…
Fall Preview: Rowan Magazine 56
Because my ancestors spent centuries drinking vodka by the chilly shores of the Baltic Sea, I am not a summer person. My pasty Polish skin always burns, I don’t particularly like to swim, and the heat makes me cranky. That means it is not an exaggeration to say that my favorite thing about summer is the release each July of…
Book Look: Michelle Hunter’s Building series
About a year or two ago, I was introduced to the lovely and talented Michelle Hunter, also known as “Knit Purl Hunter.” You may have seen Michelle’s designs in Knitter’s Magazine, on her own website or Ravelry. (I’m really excited that Michelle agreed to do a pattern for my next book — I only wish I could show you a photo…
When did this happen? (GIVEAWAY)
This month I am celebrating my 8th anniversary as a blogger. Yep, I went back and checked, and my blog posts started to appear (on my prior site) right around this time in 2005. When I first dipped a toe into the blogging waters, I only knew that I liked to knit and I liked to write. I had a…
No-Bull (Belated) Book Review: Just Like Me Knits by Brandy Fortune
Knitting for kids is such a pleasure, and yet can be challenging, too, once the kids are old enough to express preferences and opinions about what they wear. (Little Miss went through a phase where all she wanted to wear were dresses, preferably hot pink, and now will barely deign to put on a skirt — and is rather sick…
I’ve got talented friends!
It’s inspiring to know so many talented people, and they are very kind about sharing their projects with me. I just can’t seem to turn out the reviews fast enough (although you can read more of my book reviews in the trade magazine Yarn Market News now) but I also genuinely feel bad about not mentioning the great projects that my…
Giveaway winner!
Congratulations to Maryanne, the 11th commenter: The random number generator picked you as the lucky winner of the Indigodragonfly yarn! I have contacted you via Ravelry for shipping information. In my last post, I told you that I would share an amusing anecdote in this post about the photoshoot for the Little Purls of Wisdom socks. I have to confess that…