My niece can knit. She does beautiful work and I admit...I'm jealous. Knitting has always been a craft that I have aspired to learn.
I have made various attempts. On one occasion my niece's Austrian great grandmother attempted to teach me....she spoke no English, and I learned the word "nein" for no. Meaning, "no, not like that!" We had a good time working together, but I did not become the master knitter I had hoped I would. I have had others try to teach me, I can do a basic knit and pearl but, I want to do more!
I am certain that is why I was excited to see the book, Drop Dead Easy Knits, by Gale Zucker, Mary Lou Egan, and Kirsten Kapur, listed on the Blogging for Books website. While knitting may still not be easy to me, the book makes the patterns appear very doable. The illustrations are beautiful and the instructions are straight forward. The items listed are very contemporary in design, and make me excited once again to try to pick up my needles and "click it" until I get it!
I may need to enlist help from my niece, but I am very excited to try some of the patterns from, Drop Dead Easy Knits. If you are an accomplished knitter, I would heartily recommend this book. You will be ready to get those needles moving and make some stunning pieces.
FTC disclaimer: I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this review.
About Me
- Laura Miller
- I am a recently retired high school educator who is learning to spend time doing what I want to do. This is a new challenge in its own sense. It's like walking into a buffet and knowing you can eat all you want and not get full or gain any weight and for once you have absolutely no idea what you want. But I look forward to the journey of figuring it out.
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