Worth A Read!
There’s something about a new book or magazine that makes it enticing. Sometimes it’s the smell of the pages that draws us in. Other times it’s the allure of the information inside. It could also be the anticipation of delightful time spent perusing the articles and photographs.
My Sister Knits has a selection of books and periodicals that meet all the above!
Faire arrived at the shop just this week. This quarterly periodical is filled with fascinating articles about artists of all types. Accompanying those articles are breathtakingly beautiful photographs! The current issue includes artists from all over the world. There’s a Dutch interior designer, an Aussie gardener and paper sculptor, a British jeweler who lives in France, and nine more talented people who are dedicated to their craft. What a treasure!
Taproot is a bimonthly magazine. Fun fact, did you know that ‘bimonthly’ can mean either twice a month or every two months? In this case, it means every other month. So confusing! Taproot is focused on food, farm, family, and craft. There are mouth-watering recipes, an article about foster care, another one about growing, preserving, and eating tomatoes, patterns for a gardening apron and a knitted wrap, and one about celebrating May Day in different ways. Plus, there’s even more!
Cast On Bind Off is my go-to book when I need instructions or ideas. There are excellent written directions that go hand in hand with step-by-step photographs. There’s also a section with every cast on or bind off called ‘Getting It Right’. This gives extra tips to ensure success! There are categories of cast ons that include basic, stretchy, provisional, tubular, decorative, and more. There are basic, stretchy, decorative, and sewn bind offs. This little book is indispensable!
Two other books chockablock full of valuable information are The Knitting Answer Book and The Crochet Answer Book. These small reference books will answer questions you didn’t even know you had! For instance, did you know that the reason buttons are usually on the right side of boys’ garments is that when they first came into use, males dressed themselves and it was easier to manipulate the button if it was on the right? Females usually had maids who helped them dress and it was easier for this to be accomplished if the buttons were on the left! This bit of information is in the ‘buttonhole’ section of the knitting book!
These books are presented in a question-and-answer format. There’s an index so you can quickly find the answer to your question. Flipping through these gems will have you forgetting about anything else you planned to do for the next hour or so because they are so very informative!
We invite you to take a seat at our community table and browse through any magazine or book that interests you!
Happy knitting,
