This was a much better month for reading – mostly because I embraced my Summer Reading Brain and just read some fluff 🙂 Almost, but not entirely cozy mysteries last month. I did read the new Rivers of London book – Stone and Sky. As expected, it is awesome 🙂 In addition to solving the… Continue reading July Reading Stats
Traditional Knitting in North Russia is a kind of tough book to review. It is interesting and informative, on the one hand. But kind of frustrating on the other hand. It is self-published by the author, Catherine Maslova, and was pretty clearly written and published on a shoestring. The author is clearly very knowledgeable. She… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Traditional Knitting in North Russia
Knitting in Antarctica is an interesting book, as much about life at McMurdo station in Antarctica as it is about knitting. First, the knitting part. There are 28 patterns for quite a few different types of hats. There is some colorwork, some cabling, some texture knits, and a variety of hat styles. Some of the hats… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Knitting in Antarctica
This time I’m not reviewing a book, but instead my awesome local used book store – Title Wave is a much-loved institution in Anchorage, and the state’s biggest and busiest bookstore. We do have a Barnes & Noble, but they don’t actually have as much stock as Title Wave. TW advertises that they have half… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Title Wave
We visited our local used bookstore, Title Wave, to cash in some of the massive amount of credits we have from a recent clearing out of our bookshelves. Although we are generally trying to get rid of books. sometimes its fun to poke around the shelves to see what is there. I think of it… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Used Book Haul
If you were just thinking “There are nowhere near enough books about Norwegian knitting featured in this blog!” I’ve got you covered. Handknits from Rauma Norway by Bente Presterud is about knitting Norwegian garments designed by Norwegian designers using Norwegian wool created in a Norwegian yarn factory. Kidding aside, Handknits from Rauma Norway is not… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Handknits from Rauma Norway
Nora Gaughan’s new book is mainly a technique book that includes patterns that use the technique in question. As you may have guessed from the title, this one is about incorporating folds and pleats in your knitting to give garments, accessories, and home goods an interesting twist. The techniques and patterns start off very basic… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Knit Fold Pleat Repeat
This week I am reviewing yet another ethnic knitting trilogy, this one is on Swedish knitting, and is written by Maja Karlsson. Wait, you may say, haven’t you already talked about Scandinavian knitting? Maybe too much? And the answer is yes, I have talked about Scandinavian knitting. But no to the second question – is… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Knit Like a Swede
The Twisted Stitch Sourcebook by Norah Gaughan is a thorough, detailed, and well-organized book about, as the title implies, twisted stitch knitting. This book came out last year, so it is not super-new. Lots of people have already gotten into this book, and many have already sung it’s praises. But I’m going to add mine… Continue reading Knitter’s Bookshelf: Twisted Stitch Sourcebook
Quite A Yarn 