Knitting Resources
Recommended Books
Barbara G. Walker: A Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Barbara G. Walker: A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Barbara G. Walker: Charted Knitting Designs: A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns
Nicky Epstein: Knitting on the Edge If this doesn't get those creative juices flowing...but why does the author reference a symbol for borders in which "both sides are the same or equally attractive" in the introductory notes, then not use the symbol once? (If she did, I missed it). A minor quibble, to be sure.
Other Reading
Adam Haslett: You Are Not a Stranger Here Most of these stories are decent, but the collection is worth buyidng just for the first one, "Notes To My Biographer." Wow!
Toni Morrison: Beloved One of my favorites.
Mark Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Vintage Contemporaries)
Beverly Jackson: Splendid Slippers: A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition Fascinating look at an extremely disturbing tradition. One of my great-grandmothers (on my mother's side) had bound feet. I saw a pair of handmade slippers for bound feet in an antique store in Nantucket, and had to have them--the most expensive shoes I own! Anyway, after that I bought this book. As for "erotic," a chapter called "sacrifice at the altar of beauty" explores some of the many notions of sexual attractiveness which require painful bodily alterations or embellishments.
Michael A. Dirr: Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia I would love this book even if I lived in a studio apartment (maybe even more so). You always know exactly where Mr. Dirr stands: "... I have never recommended, at least when conscious, a poplar," or "[the oakleaf hydrangea] is one of the most handsome plants that landscape designers have at their disposal." For a picture of the latter, see my photo album.
Jeffrey Eugenides: Middlesex: A Novel
Worthy Websites
- Knitting Daily
- ABCs of Knitting - Actual Size Graph Papers
Print knitting graph paper sized to fit your gauge. - Schoolhouse Press, supplying handknitters since 1959
Founded by EZ and now run by her daughter. - WEBS Knitting and Weaving Yarns and Supplies
- Knitting in Massachusetts
Bay State knitters, rejoice. - knitty.com
- Ravelry
- Twist Collective
- Techknitting
Knitting Blogs
Featured Pattern
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The Chinese Lace Pullover is a perfect spring-into-summer project, as shown in cotton (or try a cotton/wool or cotton/linen blend). Lace borders on cuffs and lower hem flow into wide, figure-flattering ribs on the sleeves and body. Directions given for working flat OR in the round. See more patterns
