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Tuesday 22 Mar 2011
Get ‘Em While They’re Hot
It appears that two of my favorite OOP knitting books are being reprinted.
Amazon is taking pre-orders for the long-awaited reprint of Principles of Knitting. Apparently, June Hemmons Hiatt has made significant changes to the book. The original has been criticized by some for having a condescending tone. I have never agreed with those criticisms but I’m curious to see the changes.
The cover hasn’t been unveiled yet. Any guesses on what it will look like?
ETA: Guess I’ve answered my own question. Unicorn has the book (avec cover) on its website.
And Unicorn Books has the reprint of Norsk Strikkedesign listed on its website.
I have both of these books and think they are both well worth the now-reasonable cover price. Any bets on an iBooks version?
Thursday 19 Nov 2009
Thankful Thursday – Fiber Arts Edition
This Thankful Thursday I thought I’d focus on knitting and fiber related things.
3. I’m thankful that Anne taught me how to spin. I’ve moved from a spindle to a wheel but either method gives me the ability to spin one-of-a-kind yarns.
2. I’m thankful the Salt Lake Valley is filled with amazing yarn stores that carry all the yarns I can’t spin.
Blazing Needles
Three Wishes
Wool Cabin
Black Sheep Wool Co.
Unraveled Sheep
1. I’m thankful for all the inspirational knitting books I own. ‘Cause a grrl needs patterns for all that yarn!
Don’t forget to check out Norma’s blog today for all the information on how purchasing my patterns today will benefit the Red Scarf Project. Basically, all the proceeds from sales of my patterns will be donated to the Red Scarf Fund. But you must complete the purchase today and you must put “Red Scarf” in the comment section when you complete the transaction. ETA: Apparently, there is no PayPal comment box if you purchase patterns through Ravelry. So, you do NOT have to put “Red Scarf” in the comment section. All pattern sales from 6:00a.m. today to 6:00 a.m. tomorrow will be donated to the Red Scarf Fund whether there is a comment or not.
Tuesday 17 Nov 2009
Cramming
On Friday I’ll be participating in the blog tour for the book, It’s In the Bag. Since, I’ll be highlighting a very unique project from the book, I thought I’d take a stab at working up a little sample.
Interesting, huh. Stay tuned. There will be a contest, too!
