More wittering…
I mentioned last week that there was a book to talk about as well as the Debbie Bliss Magazine.
Here it is:
(That’s my lovely pal Jen Arnall-Culliford’s Golden Wheat shawl on the front cover.)
Some of you may know that Belinda used to design and write occasionally for The Knitter. Well, now they’ve gathered together a rather useful selection of their ‘Masterclass’ articles and some of their patterns that then work through / demonstrate the techniques talked about in said articles. So you can read B wittering on about how to add waist shaping to a garment and why it’s nigh-on inpossible to write waist shaping into a pattern to make it flattering for everyone, altering patterns to use the yarn you want to use up rather than the yarn specified in the pattern (both for cable patterns and plainer, st st patterns) and how to read cable charts and fix mistakes (should they happen) in your cables.
There are also a couple of B’s pattern in there – the Charleston Cushions and Trott (or Carmine, as The Knitter know it). It’s also, frankly, just a beautiful thing to have around, they’ve done a lovely job on the production and binding (always important, we think).
Even better, we have a copy to give away from the lovely publishers, Anova! Tell us why you’d like it in the comments and we’ll pick one of you out. You’ve got until 11.59pm on Friday 22nd February, (GMT, obvs). If you don’t win, or can’t wait, you can buy it here. And yes, we know that’s an Amazon link, but it’s the easiest way for people to get an insight into the book and even though Amazon might not pay much in the way of tax to HMRC (or whatever they are these days) they provide jobs for all sorts of people. Which is cool by us. And no, we’re not being paid by Amazon or have any relatives that work there.
There will be new patterns, too, before the end of the week! Hats! Collar! Cowl! Knitted! Crocheted!
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Comments: 8 Comments.
What a lovely book. As far as I am concerned I think that knitting is a constant learning experience. There are always going to be different methods & new techniques to try. I think a book like this should be in every knitter’s library…. Mine! I want it in my library! 
It’s the Golden Wheat Shawl that I would like to knit. I have just the right linen yarn for it. In Silver iso Gold, but she can take it.
That book sounds great! I have realized it’s the reference portions of knitting magazines that stand the test of time, so I’d love to have this on my shelf. If I don’t win I will go buy it.
I’ve been to have a peek on Amazon and it looks wonderful. This is the year I’m going to knit myself an article of clothing, rather than the hats and scarves I’ve been knitting, so it would be a very useful reference book to have on hand.
Can’t resist giving it a try…! I do so admire Jen’s work by the way, never knew you were pals! Nice!
The Knitter is a great magazine and I love the articles. The idea of having so many of the masterclasses in one place, rather than scattered about the place, appeals greatly to me.
I’m always looking for ways to adjust patterns for a better fit for the people I knit for since none of us have the ideal body. This sounds like a great tool.
A knitter can never have enough knitting reference books (or needles, or yarn…) — this one looks to be a great combination of challenging and indispensable. 
Thanks for a great giveaway!