I don’t often review craft books, because I don’t often read them cover to cover – what I buy are mostly technique or pattern books, and while parts of those are readable, reading the whole thing is usually only something a sadist would do. I do occasionally make exceptions. One area of knitting I haven’t […]
The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques – Margaret Radcliffe Read More »
This is technically a reread – I was cleaning out my stored books, and came across the omnibus this was a part of. I’d read it so long ago I figured it was time to revisit and figure out if I still wanted to keep it around. Holy product of the 70s, batman! The book
To Ride Pegasus – Anne McCaffrey Read More »
I got all the way to the end of the Turbine hat, and had BF try it on before I actually finished it and cut any yarn, and it was way too small. So that’s frogged, and awaiting a new plan. Coincidentally, he realized that while he doesn’t always love the stretchiness of the knit
This is a Lonely Planet book, so it’s all about food and travel. There are a wide variety of writers: chefs, food critics, and regular people. And there are a wide variety of stories, usually about a particularly memorable meal while traveling, but that could range from a simple meal shared with a family in
A Moveable Feast – ed. Don George Read More »
I think I’ve hit on why I like the Alexia Tarbotti books, even though they often cross over the line of my absurdity meter: they’re just fun. I can count on them to be a palette cleanser if I feel like I’ve been reading too much of any one thing for too long. In this
Heartless – Gail Carriger Read More »
Here’s my first project of the year, and it’s a year long project: the Sky Scarf, by Lea Redmond. It’s really more of a method than a true pattern (it was originally a kit, but I’m doing my own). Basically, I bought a whole bunch of Knitpicks Palette yarn in sky tones (blues, grays and
Here’s the list for this year. I managed to hit 80, by the skin of my teeth. There were only two books this year I started and couldn’t find. They can be found here.
Here’s the final project wrap up for the year. Not too shabby, and I paired down a fair amount of my stash. I’m not sure yet what next year brings. I do like having something to do with my hands, but I don’t always have a reason to give away knitwear, so I’m thinking of
2014 Completed Knitting Projects Read More »
1. The Windup Girl – Paolo BacigalupiThis is one of those scifi books that throws you straight into an advanced world with a lot of new tech, with weird names. In this case, apparently all of the food sources in the world have been overrun with disease, so you can make a ton of money
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Final cast on for the year: the Turbine hat by Wooly Wormhead, in the rest of the Malabrigo Rios Glazed Carrots yarn. I’m making the largest size – here’s hoping I have enough yarn leftover.
