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Posts Tagged ‘knitting’
In February, we gave you the opportunity to help design the cover of Sarah Keen’s coming book, Knitted Farm Animals, on sale December 11, 2012, from Potter Craft. We rounded up five finalists to choose from, giving you a sneak peek at the cute, cuddly projects from the book. Well, the knitters have spoken!
This spring is bustling with crafty activity as our favorite authors travel around the country teaching and meeting their readers in person. Want to know if they’re coming to your area? Check out our guide to events in coming months to find out!
To celebrate the release of Noni Flowers, we’re featuring a Q&A a day with the master herself. Today’s question: If there is only one thing you want people to take away from your work or your classes, what would it be?
To celebrate the release of Noni Flowers, we’re featuring a Q&A a day with the master herself. Today’s question: What’s your favorite flower?
To celebrate the release of Noni Flowers, we’re featuring a Q&A a day with the master herself. Check back today through Friday for a new Q&A from Nora Bellows!
Look closely, and you’ll see that this gorgeous dahlia is no ordinary flower. It’s one of 40 knitted botanicals designed by Nora Bellows, in her first book, Noni Flowers. Welcome spring (and get a head start on Mother’s Day) with the Dahlia pattern on Scribd, and create your own knitted garden with Noni Flowers.
Although it’s been uncharacteristically warm (at least in New York) this week, the weather will return to normal on Saturday for St. Patrick’s Day. Beat the chill with a pair of adorable, Green Tea Lace Wristlets from The Knitter’s Guide to Hand-Dyed and Variegated Yarn by Lorna Miser.
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Although the beginning of the month still brings cold, wintery weather (at least to us in the Northeast), we at CrafterNews would like to celebrate the start of March, and the first day of meteorological spring, with a pleasant, warm, cuddly treat!
Anna Hrachovec compiled her love for knitted mochimochi—super-cute and slightly strange character designs—in her first book, Knitting Mochimochi, which bewitched and beguiled knitters everywhere. Now in her second book, TEENY-TINY MOCHIMOCHI: More Than 40 Itty-Bitty Minis to Knit, Wear, and Give (Potter Craft; on sale August 16, 2011), Anna brings the “miniature” crafting trend to knitters with more than 40 bite-size projects for small, anthropomorphic knits: tiny objects, animals, people, food, nature, and holiday items.
Clara Parkes, publisher of one of the most widely read knitting websites, www.KnittersReview.com, and bestselling author of The Knitter’s Book of Yarn and The Knitter’s Book of Wool, has spent her career studying yarn—who creates it, where it comes from, what makes a good yarn, and where yarns can go bad. In her third book, THE KNITTER’S BOOK OF SOCKS: The Yarn Lover’s Ultimate Guide to Creating Socks That Fit Well, Feel Great, and Last a Lifetime (Potter Craft, on sale October 11, 2011, $30), Clara brings her singular yarn skills to knitters to show them how to create a perfect pair of socks every time they cast on.
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