Mason Dixon Knitting is another book born out of a blog. The two authors met on a chat group for Rowan yarns and developed a friendship, despite living on opposite ends of the U.S. The friendship blossomed into daily emails and eventually into a shared blog, Mason Dixon Knitting. As you might imagine, they do [...]
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Mason Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters Guide—Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, Jokes and Pictures, by Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne
Posted in Abby's Picks, Books, Essays, How-to, Humor, Nonfiction, Readers' advisory on February 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
One-Skein Wonders: 101 Yarn-Shop Favorites, edited by Judith Durant
Posted in Abby's Picks, Books, How-to, Nonfiction, Readers' advisory on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have a condition that many knitters suffer from: knitting ADD. No sooner do I knit a few inches on a big project than I get itchy to start an entirely new one. The excitement of starting something new is of more interest to me than the satisfaction of finishing something that has taken a [...]
Things I Learned from Knitting…whether I wanted to or not, by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, the Yarn Harlot
Posted in Abby's Picks, Books, Essays, Humor, Nonfiction, Quick read, Readers' advisory on February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, otherwise known as the Yarn Harlot, is well-known in the world of Knitters. She started with a blog, the Yarn Harlot, which features her tongue-in-cheek musings about knitting, marriage, parenting, and life in general. Pearl-McPhee has written several books like this one, with short snippets on knitting and life. Her tireless efforts to [...]
The Knitting Circle, by Ann Hood
Posted in Abby's Picks, Books, Characters, Literary fiction, Readers' advisory on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mary Baxter’s life has fallen apart. Her five-year-old daughter Stella has died from meningitis and it is as if all hope and happiness has flown out of Mary’s life. She can’t work; she and her husband Dylan drift through their days like zombies; and everywhere she goes she hears Stella’s voice: Mary Baxter is drowning [...]
Knitting for Peace: Make the World a Better Place One Stitch at a Time, by Betty Christiansen
Posted in Abby's Picks, Books, How-to, Nonfiction, Readers' advisory on February 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Knitting for Peace has patterns and essays about the wonderful opportunities knitters have to knit for charity.

