I was almost at a loss of what to blog about today (if you can believe it!). I have at least one or two things on the go (including an easy and simple dessert treat), but nothing completed, and most of them I have already shared with you. But luckily, when I went to fetch my mail today, I found a lovely little package from Chapters with my latest knitting purchase.
A big thank you to Jessica for introducing me to the series of stitch books by Vogue Knitting. Each volume focuses on a different topic, and the two that I picked out this week were Volume Three: Colour Knitting and Volume Two: Cables. Both are great reference books filled with stitches and ideas, and I think they will be referred to often and regularly; I'm excited to begin browsing through them to pick out my next project. Feel free to check out some of the stitches on the Vogue Knitting website.
As far as I can tell, there are five volumes, including lace, crochet, and basic designs using the knit and purl stitch. Sometimes when you have a project in mind, turning to a reference book like this will help get the project rolling. If I am working on a relatively simple project (like a laptop case, for example), having a stitch book is great for inspiration. That was why I was excited to pick up the colour book. The cable book is also great for adding a bit of something extra to perhaps a plain project. If you haven't attempted cables because of how difficult they look, they are actually really quite simple, once you get the hang of them. Then they are a piece of cake!
As far as I can tell, there are five volumes, including lace, crochet, and basic designs using the knit and purl stitch. Sometimes when you have a project in mind, turning to a reference book like this will help get the project rolling. If I am working on a relatively simple project (like a laptop case, for example), having a stitch book is great for inspiration. That was why I was excited to pick up the colour book. The cable book is also great for adding a bit of something extra to perhaps a plain project. If you haven't attempted cables because of how difficult they look, they are actually really quite simple, once you get the hang of them. Then they are a piece of cake!
I also subscribe to two different magazines, Knit Simple and Vogue Knitting, and I always get excited when I receive the latest edition. I quickly turn to the pattern section to see what catches my eye and the instantly begin plotting when I can make my next trip to the yarn store for supplies. Debbie Bliss and Interweave Knitting are also magazines I like to browse through at the news stands, but I find some times there may not be very many appealing projects, so they might just end up staying on the news stand.
Now to crack those books!
Now to crack those books!
Thanks! I've been looking for a sort of "reference guide" to keep on hand and teach me the ins and outs!
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