A couple of weeks ago I decided I needed a break from the near-constant reading of knitting books I’d been doing lately and set out to find something light — maybe even a little trashy — to read. The best I could do was Pride and Prejudice. Damn my fine taste in literature! Luckily, when […]
A Winner and New Stuff
I should have mentioned a couple of days ago that the winner of the Knit Red book is commenter 7, Judy, who said Both my father and my husband’s father died at an early age from heart attacks. Almost all the siblings in my family suffer from high risk factors for heart attack. We are […]
Knit Red Giveaway
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in America. Women are five times more likely to die of heart disease than breast cancer, but a lot of women don’t know their risks, the signs of a heart attack in women or what they can do to improve their heart health. Laura Zander of […]
Knit Picks Giveaway Winner
Hi, all! We took off for the holiday weekend a little early, so I haven’t gotten a chance to thank everyone for entering the Knit Picks books giveaway! We had a whopping 244 entries, which is awesome, and it was lots of fun to read all your country/city/in between comments! The winner of this one […]
Knit Picks Books Giveaway!
I’m trying to get a hundred things done today so I can take tomorrow off to celebrate my 10th wedding anniversary with my sweetie, so here’s a short one for you. The giveaway this week is two new pattern books from Knit Picks: Uptown Chic and American Prairie. These are books that started out as […]
We Have a Winner!
Just wanted to pop in and thank everyone for the enthusiastic response to the knitting stitch pattern book giveaway! Don’t worry; I have lots more to give away in the near future. For now, though, the winner is Rebecca! Congratulations. I’ll be back later today with a look at the new sensory stuff the Bit […]
Take ’em Off My Hands: Three Stitch Pattern Books to Give Away!
I guess Thursday is shaping up to be giveaway day! Now that I finally got the felting books shipped off to the winner of that contest, I’ve got another trio of great books I’d like to take off my shelf this week. This time they’re knitting books, and they’re really great ones for anyone who’s […]