Today I have a book review for you – The Knit Stitch Pattern Handbook by Melissa Leapman. I’ll get the basics out of the way first. It’s in print, currently retails for about AU$29-ish and the best prices seem to be from Book Depository. The full title is: The Knit Stitch Pattern…
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Book review – Mollie Makes Crochet
Lately I’ve been getting a bit excited about crochet. I put it down to the onset of Spring because all I want to do a the moment is crochet floral tea cosies. I had a bit of time before I had to catch my train on Thursday night, so I decided to pop…
Yarn Bomb Your Bike
According to Wikipedia, Yarn Bombing started in 2005 but in my recent haul of vintage patterns from the op-shop, I have found evidence to the contrary. I picked up a 1972 copy of Mon Tricot – one of the coolest knitting and crochet magazines ever. It’s full of knitting and crochet patterns of…
If you only buy one stitch dictionary….
If you only buy one stitch dictionary there is something very wrong with you. Stitch dictionaries are the best reading ever. I read them in bed but then again, maybe that’s just me. I have a decent sized collection and I’m finding that as my collection grows more of the patterns are…