The other day we covered the crochet books I own, now it’s time for the knitting ones (the list is shorter…maybe)!
This Jane Austin Knits magazine is great — my parents got it for me when we had Christmas in England a few years ago.
Here are some of the designs found inside:
I really want to do some of those wraps/shawls in particular!
Next up is Knitting in the Old Way, which I got in an attempt to learn how to magically come up with perfect patterns without having to think too much. So far I haven’t had success.
Next up are a couple of books by the fantastic Arne & Carlos, 55 Christmas Balls to Knit and Easter Knits:
I love the idea of either the Christmas balls or the Easter eggs as gifts, don’t you?
My friend bought the next single pattern for me along with some yarn so I could make her one. It wasn’t too long ago! It was a difficult knit for me at that time but I was proud of the result:
Next up is Sock Knitting Master Class from which I learned little — the DVD was nice but to be honest I like using YouTube for tutorials. There was some good beginner info in there though that’s worth getting! I haven’t completed a pair of socks from this yet but I plan on it!
The Cool Girl’s Guide to Knitting was a nice companion to the crochet version, and it has some cute beginner patterns in it:
Next up is a great reference book given to me by the wonderful Nicky from D’NALI and it is so useful! It’s got patterns as well as technique instructions and different stitch patterns:
Next up is Last-Minute Knitted Gifts, which I have not yet used. There are some super cute things in here, but I’m not so sure about last-minute…
Does this look last-minute to you?
I really do like this scarf/head wrap though:
Well that’s all for today, thanks for stopping by! I’ll have one more of these book posts and then it’s back to projects! See you soon!
I love this post. I need to get my hands on Jane Austen Knits; that is priceless! The concept is hilarious but the pictures look very pretty.
I agree, there really are some good patterns in it! I hope you can find it!
I love this post! I need to get my hands on Jane Austen Knits. The idea made me laugh but the pictures look very pretty. Maybe not the bonnet?!
It’s nice to see what books are on other crafters shelves! I particularly love the Arne and Carlos books. I have the Christmas Balls one myself and a couple of years ago my mum and I knitted lots of balls to decorate the house and tree…
That’s awesome! I’ve only made one so far because I get quickly tired of dealing with small fiddly needles, but they’re so cute I know I’ll do more!
No, the sweater doesn’t look last minute to me either. It even has a zipper! *sigh* Now I want a new book, maybe I should make a list of my books, it seems I have more than a few…