Category: review
five books for your spring bookshelf
It’s officially spring, and my reading pace hasn’t slackened one bit. The “to be reviewed” pile is threatening to overtake one of the “to be read” piles, so here are five titles that recently caught my eye. They are each unique and diverse in topic and skill; I’ve decided their trend is colour. I love…
library love & book reviews
I am thankful that I can stop by and browse the stacks of the various branches of the Westchester Library System, I often find gems I’d otherwise never encounter. I love that I can take a virtual stroll through the offerings of New York Public Library when insomnia strikes. Without these services, I doubt I’d…
3 book reviews: practical letters, bath knits, and online presence
It’s snowing and I’d love to be curled up with a good book and my knitting right now, so tonight’s post is to try to catch up with three book reviews. Practical Letter Book by J. H. Kaemmerer Dover Publications ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This was initially published in 1911 as Kaemmerer’s Practical Letter…
reference books – knit and crochet
The internet can be a vast and wonderful space, full of information beyond your wildest dreams. It can also be vast and overwhelming, full of information beyond your wildest dreams. It doesn’t really matter whether you’ve knit or crochet for weeks or years, sometimes the urge of curiosity strikes. Sometimes a mug of warm tea…
review: Fun & Fantastic Textured Crochet Stitches
While I was chatting with Beth Graham, she mentioned that I could take her Craftsy Class, Fun & Fantastic Textured Crochet Stitches. It’s taken me a while to sit and attend the course; I struggle with video, preferring the written word. Thankfully included with the class are detailed handouts and the video lessons are close…
stitch dictionaries, some new, some old
I love stitch dictionaries and they seem to follow me home from book sales as if I’m the pied piper. In this post I’ll share a few dictionaries that are new and several classic favorites. Please also check out these previous posts, knit resources and crochet resources. Why do I like to have so many?…