This post contains affiliate links. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you know that while I’ve been crocheting continuously for the last 27 years or so, I only decided to pick up knitting again in the last year. I was, frankly, scared of knitting. As a kid, my grandmother introduced me to … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today, I’m interviewing Val Pierce, reviewing two of her recent books, and hosting a giveaway for both books! Val Pierce is a knitting and crochet designer living in the U.K. Her designs have appeared in Knit Today, Knitting, and Let’s Knit. She’s also a prolific author, and has had 9 pattern … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. I’m sure my readers who primarily knit have been asking themselves, “When is our giveaway coming?” So today’s post is dedicated to all you knitters out there! One of the reasons I retaught myself to knit was to take advantage of the many great books available to knitters on clothing … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This must be my lucky week! Just four days ago, I posted an interview with Ellen Gormley. Today, I’m excited to post an interview with Margaret Hubert. If you have been crocheting or knitting for any length of time, you have probably come in contact with one of Margaret’s books … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today, I finished reading Shannon Okey’s The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design. The book is a primer for getting started as a (hand) knitting or crochet designer. It addresses the business end of designing (e.g., writing up, testing, printing, marketing patterns) and is not a guide on how to … Read more