Tuesday, April 27, 2010

NEW BOOKS!

I love when the mailman arrives at the shop - it always means new goodies have arrived. Lookie, lookie:

Toe Up Socks for Everybody, this site gives a great preview of the book, or if you want to be held in suspense, come to the shop and browse through the book, there are some awesome sock patterns to knit!


Felt Me A Smile. OMG, this has to be one of the cutest books EVER. Oh my goodness, you HAVE to come in and take a look at all the cute felting projects.


From the publisher:
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Cute, quirky, huggable, & lovable animal-inspired projects for crafters of every skill level! These 16 simple, useful, and wonderfully whimsical animal-inspired projects are guaranteed to elicit smiles all around.
They use felting, embroidery, crochet, and fabric-painting techniques and are suitable for crafters of all levels and interests thanks to the step-by-step photographs, templates, and stitch-by-stitch instructions. Fans of today's popular Japanese crafts as well as animal-lovers everywhere, will find these ideas totally irresistible—from the twinkle-toed poodle baby booties to the adorable pair of hugging bears.

Crochet Lace Innovations: 20 Dazzling Designs in Broomstick, Hairpin, Tunisian, and Exploded Lace - this is the type of book that makes me want to become a better crocheter! Lorraine our resident expert**, will be in love with this book, and I believe you will be too.


**(I don't give her this title lightly, Lorraine is an amazing crocheter and can fix ALL crochet errors, help you with reading the pattern and anything else you need to know!)**

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