The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook
by Kristina McGrath and Sarah Walworth
Knitting patterns are notorious for inaccuracies in measurements and confusing directions-but no more! The Knitting Pattern Writing Handbook sets new standards for clear, accurate pattern writing, walking aspiring and experienced designers alike through each must-have component of a thorough, well-written pattern, including how to devise and present gauge, charts, and sizing information that is correct and easy-to-follow. With a focus on how to make patterns accessible to contemporary knitters-e...
If you've ever struggled with everyday tasks such as untangling your headphones or opening a jar that just won't budge, then this book is for you. In this book, Instructables writers will teach you various tips and tricks that will make life easier and help you save both time and money in your daily life. This book contains numerous life hacks, including how to amplify the sound of your iPod without speakers, how to make your toothpaste last longer, how to prevent your chips from going stale wit...
Country Decorating through the Seasons
by Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell and Gloria Nicol
This easy-to-follow guide shows readers how to create more than 75 seasonally inspired projects. Each inventive design is developed from natural materials that are readily available to both country- and city-dwellers. Lavishly illustrated with full-color photographs of finished creations and 300 step-by-step photographs
How to Realize on Your Personality V2
by Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict
For the 2 million monthly followers of powerhouse wedding blog StyleMePretty.com, the major mainstream hit with serious indie cred (think Domino meets Etsy meets Martha Stewart Weddings), and for all brides looking for fresh new inspiration, editor in chief Abby Larson offers an eagerly awaited, entirely unique, and gorgeously photo-rich wedding resource.Joyful, love-filled weddings are created with the details that make the couple unique. These touches--letter-pressed table cards with a pet bul...
Building Your Business the Right-Brain Way
by Associate Professor Jennifer Lee
All across America, people are knitting for peace. In yarn shops and private homes, churches and synagogues, schools and even prisons, they meet on weekday evenings or weekend afternoons to knit afghans for refugees, mittens for the homeless, socks for soldiers, or preemie caps for AIDS babies. The tradition goes back as far as Martha Washington, who spearheaded knitting efforts for the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, and has seen a recent flourishing in what is nowadays called "charity knitt...
Picture-perfect embroidery projects! Looking to add some inspiration to your embroidery? Look to Pen to Thread! Illustrator and fabric designer Sarah Watson has hand drawn more than 750 whimsical, imaginative motifs in one place--sheer delight for anyone who wields a needle! From every day objects like birdcages and backpacks to sophisticated poodles, playful mermaids, and punchy pinatas, each pattern is more charming than the next. Sarah has also included embroidery and stitching basics in ca...
