Thank you to all of
you who come and experience the Night Life at
Knitique. We had such a great time last night. Lots of delicious food was brought, Cora even made a delicious green salad that had Strawberries, nectarines and cucumbers in it. It was from the Bob Green cookbook. Delicious, Delicious,
Delicious!
As Kristen calls me "The Local Crack Dealer" more new books have been coming in.
One of my favorites that came in "Seven things that can make or Break a Sweater". We will be starting a class next month, that will be 1 class a month, where we will master the skill and will create a child's sweater at the same time. This way, it won't interfere with all your other projects.
A continuation of the extremely popular Series Simply Shetland. This book never seems to disappoint. Click Here for a preview of the book. We've ordered a lot the first time around and should have plenty to last the weekend. Come on in and grab your copy of the newest addition to your Knitting Library.
Another new books which is based on a form of felting is called Shibori Knits.
Here's what a few of the "experts" in our field are saying about this new book.
“An inspired and thoughtfully assembled collection of projects that redefine our entire notion of ‘felt,’ combining the fluid and firm, sculptural and wearable. The results are, indeed, exquisite.”—Clara Parkes, author of The Knitter’s Book of Yarn and Editor of knittersreview.com
“With Shibori Knits Gina has cast her unique creative genius to the exciting and innovative fusion of knitting with the ancient craft of shibori and she has created knitting gold.” —Erika Knight, author of Classic Knits at Home and Glamour Knits at Home
“The colors of Alchemy’s yarns vibrate in their own glory throughout this charming, elegant, and intriguing book that explores new frontiers in knitting.”—Brandon Mably, Kaffe Fassett studio
Skein for Skein is not just another knitting book. Sure, it's got patterns - 16 of them - great pictures, and easy instructions. But the real focus on Skein for Skein is yarn substitution.
Not all yarn is created equal. You may knit a lace scarf that you love, and knit the same scarf in a different fiber - even if it is the same weight - and have it turn out completely different. And not good-different. Each pattern lists what the sample is knit in, and lists at least one alternative yarn selection. It also shows a "not-so-good" choice, and explains why it is not a good yarn to use. I found this extremely interesting. Some were obvious, like not to use a marled yarn for a busy patterned knit. Others were things I had never thought about, like not all lace patterns should be knit with lace weight yarn.
So come on in out of heat, bring your knitting, your reading glasses, and kick your feet up and browse through all the new books, and see the some of the new Fall yarns that are arriving.
