Using Ikea’s “Fredrika” fabric. Of course I’m loving this. Link to tutorial.
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August 2009
Punchneedle Embroidery patterns and tutorials from Planet June – what a fabulous thing – June has researched this little known technique and written up an e-book along with patterns and a free tutorial.
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Pints and Purls: Portable Projects for the Social Knitter
A bit of groovy knitting book for the social young things. A fun premise – portable projects for the social knitter – not just to take to your ‘stitch + bitch’ knitting club, but to take along to any social gathering – the pub for instance!
If knitting at the pub is not quite your scene – there are projects in here that you can use before, during or after your social event – ‘hangover lap blanket’ has a very nice ‘red cross’ motif, dancing socks have a lovely lacy design, the ‘drunken’ sweater is really quite fun – an unusual asymmetrical design and the ‘barfly’ pullover has a very flattering neckline.
If you can get past the alcohol / drunken pub references in the project titles then this is a great little knitting book with some really attractive, fun and practical designs to knit on the go.
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So you have thought about buying or have already bought a super cute Japanese knitting or crochet pattern book. What now? unless you can figure out a pattern by just looking at it you might be wondering how on earth you are going to read the patterns in your new wonderful book.
Guide to Reading Japanese Patterns + how to read Japanese crochet patterns + How to Read Japanese Graphical Knitting Charts + translating Japanese knitting patterns + Japanese knitting symbols + download instructional pdf from tata tatao and the basics of Japanese knitting here +
[further links available via here and here and here]
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HatHeads: 1 Man + 2 Knitting Needles = 50 Fun Hat Designs
In 2006 Trond starting knitting hats for friends and family and his friend Klaus photographed them all wearing their hats and so began a joint knitting project that has culminated in a beautiful and inspiring book. Trond also known as knitkid online, taught himself to knit with his own designer hats for friends, each one designed for the person who was to wear it, in this book he offers 50 of his designs along with the tools and advice to design your own gorgeous knitted beanies.
I first started following this project back in 2006 and so was doubly excited to see it all come to fruition and be able to read the full story – what a wonderful journey this book takes you on – through not only Trond and Klaus’s knitting project story, but into the stories of the people wearing the hats. 50 beautiful people are photographed, a brief but interesting story is told about them and the pattern and chart for their hat is available. Its a fantastic formula that works utterly and completely to fascinate and inspire.
And Trond himself comes through in the book as an interesting and eccentric character who has a lot of fun in life, is energetic and creative and motivated to gather these people around him and complete a project more than 3 years in the making, teaching himself to knit and design knitting projects along the way.
I don’t need to say, but I will, that I love this book and I am sure you will too.
Win a copy:
Leave a comment here to win a copy of a Trond original hand knitted hat, along with a copy of the book. Leave a comment here (open for 48 hours) to be in the running – let us know what your favourite hat knitting project has been (or is on your list to make)
BONUS pattern
Download the pattern/chart for this hat here.
Congratulations Megan – who won herself a copy of the book and a hand knitted hat – thank you all for entering.
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The Stitches and craft Show: Sydney kicks off today – I am planning a day trip on Thursday so might run into some of you then.
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Made in Brooklyn – a collection of original handknit designs in natural fibers, published with Classic Elite yarns and designed by Jared Flood from Brooklyn Tweed.
Some beautiful designs – sweaters for him and her, lace work and hats. As usual Jared’s designs are elegant with lovely detailing and without any fussiness or strange elements – and of course gorgeously photographed.
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I LOVE this. LOVE IT. Link to tutorial.
Also, check out Melissa’s blog for a tutorial to make this sweet scented sachet. Link to tutorial.
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