Wherein I review the book, The Sparkle Factory, and reflect on the roles polymer clay is playing in jewelry-making.
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Fit Your Knits
[Note: if you tried to click the link to the class and got an error, please try again. I’ve fixed the problem. Sorry for any inconvenience!] A long long, time ago… [oops, I almost just launched into the first verse of American Pie!] I was given the opportunity to take Stefanie Japel‘s Knit Lab: Fit […]
Read More: Fit Your KnitsThe Seamless Artemisia Sweater
When Mercedes Tarasovich-Clark asked me to be a part of the blog tour for her Craftsy class, “The Seamless Artemisia Sweater,” I was happy to say yes. As you’ve undoubtedly heard me say before, I love Craftsy classes, and this particular class looked like it had the potential to teach me a few things. As […]
Read More: The Seamless Artemisia SweaterKnitting in color
I wasn’t planning on reviewing these books this week. St. Martin’s Press sent them to me, and they’d been sitting unopened on the coffee table for several days while I went about my business. Still, I did eventually curl up with 75 Floral Blocks to Knit and The Very Easy Guide to Fair Isle Knitting, […]
Read More: Knitting in colorWinners!
Thank you for playing along with the Magazine eSubscription Giveaway this past week! I enjoyed reading your comments. Not only did I get some good recommendations for my own reading pleasure, but I also got to “meet” a nice number of you who have been reading along for a while but never commenting (until now). […]
Read More: Winners!Magazine e-subscription giveaway!
I’ve been trying to wean myself off of print magazines lately, for both ecological and household decluttering purposes. I love curling up with a good crafty magazine, and I have to admit that I have always thought the tactile multi-sensory experience of page-turning was a big part of that. So I didn’t expect this, but […]
Read More: Magazine e-subscription giveaway!75 Floral Blocks to Crochet
As if to prove to you how much I am not a slave to finishing my sweater, I spent a great bit of my stitching time this weekend completely ignoring it. Instead, I was crocheting. Last month sometime, St. Martin’s Press sent me 75 Floral Blocks to Crochet by Betty Barnden, and I’ve been flipping […]
Read More: 75 Floral Blocks to Crochet100 Snowflakes to Crochet
What’s nicer than a new crafty book when you’re spending time stuck on the couch? Not much, I’d say. Especially when you only have to reach into the yarn basket next to you for all of your supplies. And even more so, if the projects are straightforward enough that you can attempt a few of […]
Read More: 100 Snowflakes to CrochetSimple Crocheting by Erika Knight
Going through a week’s worth of mail when we returned from our extended stay in Burlington was such fun for me – it was like Christmas morning! One of the goodies “under the tree” was this book, sent to me by the nice people at St. Martin’s Press: Simple Crocheting: A Complete How-to-Crochet Workshop With […]
Read More: Simple Crocheting by Erika KnightThe Principles of Knitting
The friendly people over at Simon and Schuster asked if I’d like to review the newly-revised and updated The Principles of Knitting by June Hemmons Hiatt. And I, being in the middle of knitting my third sweater in five months, happily said, “yes!” I didn’t really know what to expect from this book. I just assumed […]
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