new inspiration
sometimes for knitting inspiration you just need more yarn. a trip to the yarn shop. touching, feeling, smelling that wool. dreaming of all the things you can knit. looking at all the beautiful colors. simply owning more yarn is all you want sometimes.
it can be very satisfying. ask a knitter, they'll tell you.
but sometimes you need not to fill those nooks and crannies with more fluffy balls. you need to line those shelves with more books about knitting.
because....when you are not knitting....what are you doing???? you are reading about knitting. ask a knitter, they'll know.
i bought 3 new knitting books this week. let's talk about them.
Knit 2 Together by Tracey Ullman yeah...that tracey ullman. she knits! she was on Martha Stewart to promote her book, i would say she was on the show knitting, but poor martha couldn't get her to settle down. it was a bit like when Robin Williams was on the show. in the book there are some funny stories, great pixs and ideas and surprisingly there are some really great patterns. if i had to pick 3 fav patterns they would be: the House Slippers, the Witches Britches, the Mouse Family, and the Pimlico Shrug. oh..that's 4, well this is a really great book!
next up....Yarnplay by Lisa Shobhanna Mason (she's a blogger http://wild_deer.typepad.com) this book is all about yarn and color and lisa says don't be afraid of mixing the two. her patterns are basic and simple but her yarn choices are what really make this book different. if i was choosing favs here they would be based on the yarns and the 3 favs would be: the Clutched Handbag with Peace Fleece Yarn, the Lorelei Tank Top with 2 different Noro Yarns, and the Edie Asymmetrical Cardigan with 2 different Lorna's Laces Yarns. check out the book and Lisa's site, Eye Candy!
finally...Greetings from Knit Cafe' by Suzan Mischer. that girl is living my dream!!! she chucked it all, never looked back and opened a yarn shop...and on Sunset Blvd. if nothing else, stop by the bookstore and read the forward someday! the book cover is yummy, tasty. the pixs inside, fun and hip. and the patterns are by staff and knitters from the shop. (a few of them are bloggers i've followed). again, if i had to pick 3 favs they would be: the Canyon Hiking Socks, the Lala Scarf, and the Pom Pom Awning (it could be a curtain, okay i've really lost it, who has time to knit a curtain).
well, back they go to my bedside table. i need them there at night, when my head hits the pillow and my hands are too tired to knit but my brain is not ready to stop. it's sort of like knitting in my head....getting ready for that next project and next project and next project and nex...........
