The Weeds of September
When you've got the new sweater and the new knee sox and the new book bag, you want the weather to CHANGE with the first day of September (or at LEAST the first day of school). Of course it never does, and you find yourself reluctantly shedding ... [... more]
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Sharon Franco Rothschild
SHARON FRANCO ROTHSCHILD is an accomplished fiber artist, knitter, and embroiderer. She owns the Two Stix boutique and knitting studio and has been featured in Vogue Knitting's Knit.1 and Interweave Knits. Gather your old sweaters, start your ... [... more]
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Joanne Yordanou
Knit your way through the four seasons with 36 inspired clothing, tableware, bedding, and accessory projects that aren't just winter-worthy. Everyone loves a soft handmade hat in January or an après-ski sweater to wear in the lodge, but from ... [... more]
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Wenlan Chia
WENLAN CHIA launched Twinkle in Fall 2000 with a collection of colorful and exuberant handknit sweaters and accessories. After Twinkle's debut at the Gen Art Fresh Faces Fashion show in 2002, the line has been a success on the runway each season ... [... more]
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Linda Roghaar
Linda Roghaar is a literary agent and an obsessive knitter based in Massachusetts. Sweaters and Their Stories...and Other Writing About Knitting Whether you're a dedicated knitter who bestows lovingly crafted gifts upon family and friends at ... [... more]
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Design & Knit the Sweater of Your Dreams
 Dissapointing: I originally bought this in hopes of getting some new ideas for creating one of a kind sweaters. Instead, I found that the book used very basic, tired patterns that are easily found elsewhere. There is a good section on custom fitting your [... more]
CDN$32.06
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Fair Isle sweaters simplified
Some great technique hints for pretty colorwork knitting: Does this book live up to its promise to present a simplified method of Fair Isle knitting? And is there something for either the new knitter or the experienced? The answer is YES to all these [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Amos's Sweater
Amazon.ca: Poor Amos! What's a sheep to do when he's old and cold and Aunt Hattie has just made a beautiful new sweater for Uncle Henry from his wool? Get the wool back--that's Amos's answer in Janet Lunn's absolutely hilarious picture book Amos's [... more]
CDN$6.95
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Fisherman's Sweaters: Twenty Exclusive Knitwear Designs ...
Who wouldn't love to wear any of these sweaters?: Alice Starmore is a knit designer who is reknown for her colorwork (Fairisle type--she hails from Lerwick, Scotland) and for her textured Aran and Guernsey-style work. Here she creates some glorious [... more]
CDN$27.95
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The Hockey Sweater
Amazon.ca: First published in 1979 in a collection of adult stories and later made into an award-winning animated short film by the National Film Board of Canada, Roch Carrier's The Hockey Sweater is now firmly established as a Canadian classic. Basing [... more]
CDN$17.99
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The Learn to Knit a Sweater Book
Easy projects and nice yarns: I just taught myself to knit about a month ago, so I am a very beginning knitter. This book is great for someone at my skill level -- the patterns are simple without looking it, and they use Lion Brand yarn, which in my [... more]
CDN$16.95
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Storing Winter Clothing
Store your winter sweaters and woolens correctly and they will last for many years. Once again it is time to put away the winter clothing and get out the summer clothing. Before you store your winter sweaters and woolens, make sure they are clean ... [... more]
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