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Reviews of Knitting Notes
Reviewed by
Editor of Knitting and Crochet at Suite 101.com
This is a great jumping off book for the beginning knitting
journaller and the experienced journaller alike, with great tips and
tricks, as well as room for almost 100 projects to write about within
its covers.
The book is full of fabulous information. There
are
written sections on a range of topics from a short article on the
history of knitting by guest writer Leanne Dyck, to tips on knitting
thrifty, knitting superstitions, how to keep your stash and ideas
organized, and even how to use that hair your dog sheds to create
knitted items! My absolute favourite though would be the online
resources that accompany almost every section. There’s links
ranging
from free online knitting patterns, links to online charts for a
“to-knit” list and a tools list, information on
joining a guild, how to
use those left over pieces, frogging thrift store sweaters, and many,
many more.
© Kelly Gilliam,
text and images, 2006. Read the full review here
Reviewed by Kristi St.John,
Editor of Tangled Up in Yarn
One thing I really like is
the spiral binding, which makes it easy to
cleanly tear out a ruined journal page. The full page size is an
advantage over the smaller knitting journals I've seen in book
stores.
Something Judy wrote struck
a chord: "Use [the journal] well and it
will be a treasured gift to hand down." She's right, I wish my grandma
had kept a knitting/crochet journal, I would've dearly loved to look
through it every so often. I have her crochet hooks and knitting
needles, but I don't know anything about what she made with them.
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the full review here
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