October 10, 2019
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Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate My rating: 5 of 5 stars I listened to the Audibles version of this book and really enjoyed it. Yes, some of it was predictable, but it was still a very solid plot … Continue reading
March 14, 2018
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I’m about halfway through my spring break and enjoying every minute of it, which has included spending time with family and friends, and of course, crafting. One project that I started while on my break is an adorable amigurumi bunny … Continue reading
June 26, 2017
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Drop-Dead Easy Knits by Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan, and Kirsten Kapur was published by Clarkson Potter in 2016. It retails for $16.99 in the US and $22.99 in Canada and includes 29 knitting projects. Admittedly, after I flipped through this … Continue reading
May 23, 2017
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SereKNITy: Peaceful Projects to Soothe and Inspire ($15.99 US; $20.99 Canada; L10.99 UK) is published by Running Press and written by Nikki Van De Car. The theme of the book is serenity, and most yarn crafters will agree that knitting and … Continue reading
January 16, 2017
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Natural Color: Vibrant Plant Dye Projects for Your Home and Wardrobe is written by Sasha Duerr, an artist and professor at the California College of the Arts. It is published by Watson-Guptill Publications in hardcover form and retails in the US … Continue reading
January 16, 2017
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Melissa Leapman’s Indispensable Stitch Collection for Crocheters: 200 Stitch Patterns in Words and Symbols includes 200 stitch patters in words and symbols. This is a softback book of 170+ pages published by Quarto, which released it in May 2016. In the … Continue reading
January 16, 2017
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Crochetterie: Cool Contemporary Crochet for the Creatively-minded is written by Molla Mills and published by Quarto. It’s a hardcover book that retails in the US for $29.99; Canada $38.99; and UK L20.00. Thirty projects are included in the book. There are … Continue reading
December 23, 2016
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When I used to be heavily involved in cross stitching, one issue was finding interesting patterns that weren’t overly cute all of the time. Not that there is anything wrong with “cute” cross stitch, but it can get old. … Continue reading
August 15, 2016
by Tammy
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Home Sewn: Projects and Inspiration for Every Room by Cassandra Ellis is published by Potter and retails for $24.99 US and $32.99 Canadian. Surprisingly, it is a hard cover book. The 159 page book is full of beautiful color photographs, … Continue reading
July 3, 2016
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I Draw on Cats: A Connect-the-Dots Activity Book is published by Potter Style, and the author/photographer is A.R. Coffelt. The book retails for $9.99 in the US and $12.99 in Canada is called an activity book because it is meant … Continue reading