More favorites

Our schedule is getting hectic as we move into spring - well OK, it's technically still winter but we are hopeful! Spring is right around the corner and there is much preparation to be done,both at the farm and the shop. We are thinking "spring"!

A few more favorites to share:

Knitting books:

Knit Fix; problem solving for knitters by Lisa Kartus
This is a wonderful book for novice knitters and probably would be a good memory jogger for long-time knitters as well.

Big Book of Knitting by Katherina Buss

This book has been really helpful – instructional photos are great and there are many finishing techniques and ideas. She needs to do her research about alpaca fiber tho – she states “you can get 2 lbs. of fiber from an alpaca every 2 years”. While this pertains to the Vicuna, alpacas produce every year with the clip being anywhere from 2 to 15 lbs. This depends on many things including the animal’s age, environment, production status, etc.

Felt books:

Felted Knits by Beverly Galeska
I’ll admit I’ve never made anything from this book. When I purchased it I apparently didn’t look at it closely and thought it was “just felting” – turns out it’s felted projects by knitting first. Now that I am knitting more, I’ve given it a 2nd look. It has some awesome projects and I will be making some of them, hopefully soon! Any comments from others on this book?

Please share some of your favorites!