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The fall chill is setting in, and Christmas is just around the
corner — so now’s the time to curl up in front of the fireplace (or maybe just the TV)
with a cup of hot chocolate, a pair of knitting needles, and a big ball of yarn.
Knitting, after all, is cool again — it’s not just for old ladies
anymore.
Once you’ve learned the basics, and you’ve mastered basic, boring
scarves (every member of my family and every one of my friends now owns at least one
hand-knit scarf), you’re ready to go out on a limb a bit. In The Joy of Knitting
Companion, Myers, a yarn store owner who’s been knitting since she was eight, gives
all kinds of insight into the craft. In the pages of this book, you’ll find tips on
selecting the perfect yarn for a project, basic patterns for hats, socks, scarves,
mittens, and bags, and a few refreshers of the basics. You’ll also learn how to read
charts and make your projects even more personal — by designing your own patterns.
The Joy of Knitting Companion (which was written as a kind of
workbook to go along with Myers’ book, The Joy of Knitting — though it works just
fine on its own) is chock-full of instructions for new stitches and patterns and
suggestions that will even make you excited to knit boring old scarves again. Myers also
includes graphs for designing your own patterns and pages for filling in information
about various yarns, the projects you’ve completed, and more.
This book is
definitely a must-have for any knitter — every page is full of information that you’ll
want to refer to over and over again.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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