A secret, an unraveling, and a hiatus

There’s a fair amount of similarity between last week’s WIP Wednesday/Yarn Along post and today’s post. I took a break from the Pineapple Doily Shawl since I didn’t take it on vacation with me and then promptly forgot to bring it to class with me on Saturday to work on along with my students. My cabled … Read more

Book review: Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl (in paperback)

This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m reviewing Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl in paperback.  I recently received a review copy, courtesy of Sixth & Spring Books. This is a paperback version of the previously published Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl.  (I assume the content is the same, but … Read more

Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class – Hairpin Lace Coaster

This post contains affiliate links. This post is part of my Year of Projects: Crochet Master Class series. You can read the other posts in this series here. Before I tell you all about my hairpin lace adventures, let me just show you my painted crochet trivet after I blocked it. And now on to the hairpin lace.  You may … Read more

Book review: Knitting Brioche-Stitch Socks

This post contains affiliate links. I’m reviewing Knitting Brioche-Stitch Socks: 14 Easy Patterns for Tube Socks by Barbara Sander today.  I recently received a review copy from the nice people at Martingale & Company. If you’ve been wanting to try out the brioche stitch, or wanting to make socks without dealing with heel shaping, (or both) then this … Read more

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