one bright spot during my week of flu agony was that i got 3 knitting books from the amazon fairy. i originally planned to order these from knit picks, but one book was backordered to early november, and after waiting nearly a month to order them, i got them from amazon instead.
the first book was vickie howell and adrienne armstrong's AwareKnits. i followed this book through vickie's blog and was really excited when it was finally released. vickie and adrienne discuss green lifestyle not only through living but also crafting as well. i am most coveting the "green wrapping" baby sleep sack. of course by the time i get it knit the babies will have outgrown it, but the projects in this book are pretty amazing, as are the yarns. there is a project that uses spun newspaper. who knew!
the second book i ordered (and the reason i ordered from amazon) is Amigurumi Knits by hansi singh. i love looking at amigurumi - tiny animals and figures, usually crochet. since i don't crochet, i'm out of luck. but i discovered this book and now i can knit amigurumi! apparently there aren't many knit patterns for amigurumi, but it's a good start. the book intimidates me somewhat but i can't wait to try a pattern. i love the vegetables and the loch ness monster patterns best.
the last book i ordered was Reversable Knits by iris schreier. i love this woman's work! i learned double knitting at KDO last month and wanted a book of patterns. there aren't very many books on the market - most double knitting books include mosaic knitting - but this had a great array of double knitting and reversable patterns. most of the double knitting patterns are for scarves, but there is a really neat mobius scarf i want to try. there are also some beautiful shawls. a beautiful book.
i may have been misleading with my stroller blanket in the previous post. it is done! i knit 8 inches of it at the doctor's office and then finished it at home. seriously, i don't know why it took me so bloody long to knit it. it's chunky boucle, a small blanket, a fast knit. maybe becos it was boring stockinette (not that stockinette is boring...) anyways, the blanket is finished and i'm a green wedge and a dozen flowers away from finishing the tree skirt.
i'm cleaning off the dvr. currently watching the monty python documentary - starting with hour one, see if i can last to hour 6. i have a day's worth of V the 1984 tv series. tonight is the series opener for the new V. i hope it lives up to the old series. i loved this show when i was a kid. so did hubby. i don't know what the appeal of aliens is, but i had it. funnier still, the boy likes the show too!
sick watch is still on. hubby is keeping well as are the babies. mom has bronchitis. dad has 2 funerals this week and is exhausted. still soldiering on, we are.
the first book was vickie howell and adrienne armstrong's AwareKnits. i followed this book through vickie's blog and was really excited when it was finally released. vickie and adrienne discuss green lifestyle not only through living but also crafting as well. i am most coveting the "green wrapping" baby sleep sack. of course by the time i get it knit the babies will have outgrown it, but the projects in this book are pretty amazing, as are the yarns. there is a project that uses spun newspaper. who knew!
the second book i ordered (and the reason i ordered from amazon) is Amigurumi Knits by hansi singh. i love looking at amigurumi - tiny animals and figures, usually crochet. since i don't crochet, i'm out of luck. but i discovered this book and now i can knit amigurumi! apparently there aren't many knit patterns for amigurumi, but it's a good start. the book intimidates me somewhat but i can't wait to try a pattern. i love the vegetables and the loch ness monster patterns best.
the last book i ordered was Reversable Knits by iris schreier. i love this woman's work! i learned double knitting at KDO last month and wanted a book of patterns. there aren't very many books on the market - most double knitting books include mosaic knitting - but this had a great array of double knitting and reversable patterns. most of the double knitting patterns are for scarves, but there is a really neat mobius scarf i want to try. there are also some beautiful shawls. a beautiful book.
i may have been misleading with my stroller blanket in the previous post. it is done! i knit 8 inches of it at the doctor's office and then finished it at home. seriously, i don't know why it took me so bloody long to knit it. it's chunky boucle, a small blanket, a fast knit. maybe becos it was boring stockinette (not that stockinette is boring...) anyways, the blanket is finished and i'm a green wedge and a dozen flowers away from finishing the tree skirt.
i'm cleaning off the dvr. currently watching the monty python documentary - starting with hour one, see if i can last to hour 6. i have a day's worth of V the 1984 tv series. tonight is the series opener for the new V. i hope it lives up to the old series. i loved this show when i was a kid. so did hubby. i don't know what the appeal of aliens is, but i had it. funnier still, the boy likes the show too!
sick watch is still on. hubby is keeping well as are the babies. mom has bronchitis. dad has 2 funerals this week and is exhausted. still soldiering on, we are.
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