Handmade Holiday Gift Guide 2011: Handmade Gifts to Make

This post contains affiliate links. Happy Thanksgiving! In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday) signifies the official start of the holiday shopping season.  In the spirit of keeping the holidays a little more handmade and small business and a little less mass produced and corporate, I’m sharing several holiday gift guides today. Handmade … Read more

Book Review and Giveaway: 60 More Quick Knits

This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m reviewing 60 More Quick Knits.  Sixth & Spring Books sent me a review copy and with all the stress around holiday crafting, it seemed very timely.  I’ll also be hosting a giveaway for my review copy, so read on for details! Book Review 60 More Quick Knits: 20 … Read more

Book reviews: New knitting stitch guides and giveaway

This post contains affiliate links. I have two new knitting stitch guides to review today: the Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume Six: Edgings from Sixth & Spring Books and Knitting Stitches VISUAL Encyclopedia by Sharon Turner.  I think it is fairly obvious that I’m a crochet stitch guide junkie.  (Evidence: my reviews of 20+ stitch guides here and … Read more

Interview with Lisa Bogart, review of Knit with Love, and giveaway

This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m interviewing Lisa Bogart, my virtual friend.  I met Lisa on Ravelry and we have since helped each other establish our Rav groups and chatted about knitting and other projects.  I will be reviewing her new book and offering a giveaway of my review copy, so read on for … Read more

Interview with Tanis Gray, review of Knit Local, and giveaway

This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m interviewing Tanis Gray about her new book, Knit Local: Celebrating America’s Homegrown Yarns.  Her publisher, Sixth & Spring Books, sent me a copy to review, and I’ll also be hosting a giveaway for my review copy. Tanis is an accomplished knitwear designer.  She is a graduate of the … Read more

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