Speaking of knitting books, here's something I bought about 15 years ago:
I didn't realize this book is out of print and selling now for hundreds of dollars on Ebay!!! No way would I sell it though, it is a fantastic reference for all possible cast-ons, etc. This book taught me a lot, and I know there's plenty more I could learn from it!!!
It's full of black and white drawings, technical info on every knitting topic you can imagine. Very useful reference. And take a look at these cables:
(I may swatch that, that is a cool looking pattern.....Maybe for one of my masculine Christmas gifts this year, hmmmmmmmmmmm!)
I am not showing these pics online in a "nyah-nyah" mentality--I'm only letting you know, if you can get your hands on this book, it is well worth it! If I had to choose only one book on knitting, this would have to be it (this was it for 15 years!)
This is a neat blanket sold at Anthropologie, I'm sure it's pricey, but what a cute idea for a knit blankie...
This is a bag from Anthropologie, who says Granny Squares are out of style?! Speaking of which, here's a very cute daisy Granny Square with a pattern that one of my blogmates talked about on the Granny-Along. Such a cute square, would be a really great bag....
Seems my blog is more about WISTs than actual knitting! "Them's the breaks" of working full time. I would need another lifetime to make everything I like.... Sigh, but a girl can dream! All the ideas swimming around the internet make me so excited and inspired--there are so many creative people out there!
Some days I'd love to go back to housewifery, so I could follow my own schedule, and knit to my heart's content. But, I think my knitting is sweeter, now that I'm left-braining it at my healthcare job all day. It feels so good to slide into the right-brain mode when I pick up my needles. The perfect balance!
4 comments:
Man! The only book I ever bought, though it was 20 years ago, was Vogue Knitting. It is full of very large and loud sweater patterns from the 80's.
I used to own PoK but I sold it when I was strapped for cash. The price it went for was really incredible!
I am in LOVE with the granny square bag you are showing from Anthropologie!! I bought the IK Crochet mag that has the LTL granny bag to crochet. But I think I like this vertical version better. Sigh. ANOTHER item to put on my to-do list.
I couldn't find the Anthropologie page for this bag. How much was it listed for? Are you going to make it?
Thanks for commenting! I don't recall how much it was going for but it was hugely overpriced--I want to say >$100. Should not cost that much to make your own! (I would love to make the LTL granny bag too, but before I do, I think I'll make a daisy granny bag.....:)
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