The Purl of the Week will appear each Saturday highlighting something special we have to share with you in the store. This week’s purl is actually two. We received two great books this week, Knits So Fine and Cable Confidence and instead of choosing one over the other, you get to read about both!
Knit So Fine, published by Interweave Press and written by Lisa R. Meyers, Laura Grutzeck, and Carol Sulcoski, focuses beautifully on knits designed with lighter weights of yarn. Before you think to yourself that you would never, ever knit with anything less than a DK weight, check this book out. The authors have included twelve pages of information discussing why lighter weights of yarn drape more beautifully, show stitches such as lace patterns better, and are more flattering to the body.
Still not convinced, and in love with your size 10 needles and bulky weight yarns? Check out the pictures of a Barbie in two dresses, one with chunky yarn and one with a fine weight yarn. It was enough to make me take a second look at the book.
Connecting to our question of the week last week, there is a section on how to substitute yarns that provides more in-depth information about fiber content and drape rather than just gauge. Good reading as well as pretty patterns.
Cable Confidence is published by Martingale and Co. and is by Sara Louise Harper. This book has very handsome cabled sweaters for men, women and children, too. What's great about this book are the introductory pages that will make you confident in knitting a cabled sweater. These pages have very clear "how to" pictures for cables and well-written information on how to read charts. The techniques page has great pictures for seaming, binding off, and weaving in yarns that most books just assume you know.
The patterns themselves range from simple to intricate and has something for everyone. Definitely a must-see book.
Come by the store to check out both books! See you soon.
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