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review Brave New Knits Ñ eBook or Kindle ePUB S With a Foreword written by Jessica Marshall Forbes co founder of Ravelrycom Brave New Knits includes 26 must have garment and accessory patterns all gorgeously photographed by knitting celebrity Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed Contributors range from established designers like Norah Gaughan Wendy Bernard Anne Hanson and knitgrrl Shannon Okey to rising s. I m of mixed minds about this book which is why it s a middling 3 stars from me Pros Good diversity of designers represented Definitely different personalities of designs so a wealth of inspirations A bunch of my favorite designers were in here as well as some new names to look up on Ravelry Always good to broaden my knitting influences I don t think I d make many of the patterns just personal taste and needs but I did really like the Global Cable Coat the Orchid Thief Shawlette and the Foxgloves Lovely photography from Jared FloodCons The biographies of the bloggers got a little repetitive after a while Especially when it was 2 3 pages for each one Though I haven t made any of the patterns yet I checked her website for errata There were a good number of errors actually 10 of the 26 patterns had something to correct Nearly half While there was a lot of design variety there wasn t a lot of variety in the skill levels represented Of the 13 garments only 1 beginner 2 easy and 1 advanced the rest were intermediate The 13 accessories were even worse 3 easy 2 advanced 8 intermediate and no beginner at all When so many new knitters are coming to the craft via the Internet seems like it would make sense to have a bit variety in the experience levels represented especially for a book focusing on blogging designersOverall that puts this book in my Glad the Library Has It But Not One For My Home Collection category Certainly worth a look but would rather just borrow it ifwhen I ever get around to knitting the Orchid Thief The Devil of Rancho Diablo range from established designers like Norah Gaughan Wendy Bernard Anne Hanson and knitgrrl Shannon Okey to The Longest Line Broadway's Most Singular Sensation A Chorus Line rising s. I m of mixed minds about this book which is why it s a middling 3 stars from me Pros Good diversity of designers Tree Spirited Woman represented Definitely different personalities of designs so a wealth of inspirations A bunch of my favorite designers were in here as well as some new names to look up on Ravelry Always good to broaden my knitting influences I don t think I d make many of the patterns just personal taste and needs but I did A Better Man really like the Global Cable Coat the Orchid Thief Shawlette and the Foxgloves Lovely photography from Jared FloodCons The biographies of the bloggers got a little Smoke and Mirrors Short Fiction and Illusions repetitive after a while Especially when it was 2 3 pages for each one Though I haven t made any of the patterns yet I checked her website for errata There were a good number of errors actually 10 of the 26 patterns had something to correct Nearly half While there was a lot of design variety there wasn t a lot of variety in the skill levels Court of Twilight Forbidden Magic Book 3 represented Of the 13 garments only 1 beginner 2 easy and 1 advanced the Double Persephone rest were intermediate The 13 accessories were even worse 3 easy 2 advanced 8 intermediate and no beginner at all When so many new knitters are coming to the craft via the Internet seems like it would make sense to have a bit variety in the experience levels The Paralegal Professional represented especially for a book focusing on blogging designersOverall that puts this book in my Glad the Library Has It But Not One For My Home Collection category Certainly worth a look but would The Black Velvet Gown rather just borrow it ifwhen I ever get around to knitting the Orchid Thief
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review Brave New Knits Ñ eBook or Kindle ePUB Tars such as Melissa Wehrle Connie Chang Chinchio and Hilary Smith Callis In depth interviews with the designers reveal their design philosophy and passions From shapely sweaters and delicate shawls to fingerless gloves and stylish hats each of the knitted designs features detailed directions and charts to inspire both the beginner and experienced knitt. With a foreword from Jessica one of the co owners of the facebook for knitters site ravelrycom I jumped at the chance to get a copy of this book to review from netgalleycom While the galley was very rough there were notes back forth in between the actual text and I had a few dozen pages of garbage to skip through the true light of the book shown through Different designers shared a project something that was suggestive of the designer s usual style The book comes with 26 patterns divided up into different sections that s the usual for knitting books There s a good variety of projects in different skill sets Each one starts with a little biography about the designer their blogging historybackground before one dives into the pattern There were a couple of projects that caught my eye especially including Working all the Angles blanket the Lubov Scarf After Long Silence reveal their design philosophy and passions From shapely sweaters and delicate shawls to fingerless gloves and stylish hats each of the knitted designs features detailed directions and charts to inspire both the beginner and experienced knitt. With a foreword from Jessica one of the co owners of the facebook for knitters site Little Boy ravelrycom I jumped at the chance to get a copy of this book to The Wonder of Birds review from netgalleycom While the galley was very Fair Trade? Its Prospects as a Poverty Solution rough there were notes back forth in between the actual text and I had a few dozen pages of garbage to skip through the true light of the book shown through Different designers shared a project something that was suggestive of the designer s usual style The book comes with 26 patterns divided up into different sections that s the usual for knitting books There s a good variety of projects in different skill sets Each one starts with a little biography about the designer their blogging historybackground before one dives into the pattern There were a couple of projects that caught my eye especially including Working all the Angles blanket the Lubov Scarf
free read ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB ò Julie Turjoman
review Brave New Knits Ñ eBook or Kindle ePUB Brave New Knits by Julie Turjoman cofounder of Ravelrycom is the first book to celebrate the convergence of traditional hand knitting and modern technology The Internet has made it possible for the knitting community to connect through photos pattern sharing and blogs that document the knitting projects and passions of dozens of designers and enthusiast. I like to collect patterns about as much as I like to collect pretty yarns pretty beads pretty paper well pretty anything really so I couldn t believe my luck when Rodale Books offered the digital version of Brave New Knits through NetGalley for reviewers I m thinking teehee it s sooo good to do reviews Yum yum another good treat More on that laterThe Brave part of the title is that it has a short bio on several of wwwRavelrycoms pioneers and then an original pattern from each designer They were a bit ahead of their time in that they had the foresight to use modern technology of the web with the ancient fiberart Very smart ladies wouldn t you say This part of Brave New Knits was a very enjoyable readI couldn t wait to get hold of this gem but little did I realize that the ebook would be laid out the way it is It s basically a draft of the book uncorrected in soooo many ways In fact I ve not been able to actually review any of the patterns There are no photos of any of the items near the area of it s pattern so if you want to see what the item looks like you have to write down what page you re reading hunt through the back of the book where the pictures are then flip back to where the pattern is Remember I just reading it not trying to follow an actual pattern When you do get to the pictures they are blurred This was sooo disappointing as you can imagine but as a dear friend says it is what it isAnother big disappointment is the sizes offered within the patterns With America having the most obese folks myself included on the planet why are our knit books not adjusted to that Now I have heartburnI really don t like doing a non positive reviewa knit book shouldn t do this to me It should lift my spirits