Giveaway: 40 Favorite Ripple Afghans

This post contains affiliate links. Today’s giveaway is the last in my series of unclaimed prizes.  I’m giving away  40 Favorite Ripple Afghans, courtesy of Leisure Arts.  (Ravelry members can see about half of the patterns here.) This was another prize from the Ripple Mania CAL, and linda74 from alottastitches already owned a copy.  This book includes contest patterns from Crochet with … Read more

Giveaway: Rippling Effects

 This post contains affiliate links. Continuing my theme of unclaimed prizes, today’s book is Rippling Effects by Carole Prior, courtesy of Leisure Arts.  (Ravelry members can see most of the patterns here.) This was one of the prizes from the Ripple Mania CAL, but linda74 from alottastitches already owned a copy.  This is a great pattern … Read more

Giveaway: 30-Min Knits

This post contains affiliate links. Since the original winner of the giveaway for 30 Min-Knits: What Can You Knit in Half an Hour or Less? by Carol Meldrum, courtesy of Barron’s Educational Series, never claimed her prize, I’m offering up the book again today! You can check out my review and a sample project from the book here. This … Read more

Book review and giveaway: Quick-Knit Flower Frenzy

 This post contains affiliate links. I recently received a review copy of Quick-knit Flower Frenzy: 17 Mix & Match Knitted Flowers from the nice folks at Annie’s.  At first glance, you might assume this is a simple pattern booklet.  It includes 2 beginner, 5 easy, and 10 intermediate patterns of flowers by ten designers. My favorite … Read more

Book Review and Giveaway: Crocheted Granny Squares (Twenty to Make)

 This post contains affiliate links. Today I’m reviewing Crocheted Granny Squares (Twenty to Make), the latest book by Val Pierce in the Twenty to Make series.  I recently received a review copy from Search Press.  (I previously interviewed Val and reviewed four of her other books in this series: Mini Christmas Crochet here, Knitted Mug Hugs here, … Read more

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