The Cool Girl's Guide to Knitting

While browsing through the books at Half Price Books http://www.halfpricebooks.com/ I found this great knitting book. There are so many out there, but this one had several things that caught my eye.

After my seeing my prototype of my scarf, I am thinking I need a bit more practice with the basics just to solidify my confidence and my technique!

In The Cool Girl's Guide to Knitting there is a great and easy hat pattern that I want to try. Because my favorite purple Lopi yarn from my Herrschners adventure is proving to be too bulky for a scarf I am going to practice on some hats. The Beanie Hat on page 77 is adorable and would be good practice with the basics.

The book is great at explaining the basics and has many fun patterns including the Beannie Hat, a Unisex hoodie, and even a bikini!

By the way, if you have children 12 and under checkout the Half Price Book summer reading program. If your child reads 15 minutes a day for 5 days in one week, they earn a $3.00 gift certificate at Half Price Books. It has been a great incentive at my house!

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The Friday Night Knitting Club

Yes, this weekend I read more than I knit. I read The Friday Night Knitting club by Kate Jacobs. Her web site is http://www.katejacobs.com/. And by reading her website I just discovered there is a sequel Knit Two out for me to read! Also, she would love to hear from us, she says to invite her to telephone your book group. I wonder how often she really does talk to groups? Has anyone had her as a guest at their book club?

I really enjoyed the story. I love visiting New York. It was fun to imagine what it would be like to live and work in a place you create for yourself, like Georgia did. In such a large city, she carved out her own cocoon in the form of Walker and Daughter. Fun weekend reading!