First of all, this ia a book of reprints from patterns that appeared in Interweave Knits (IK) from 2001 to present. If you subscribe to this magazine, chances are you have most of these patterns. I was had again, buying the book without seeing the tiny secondary title that makes clear there is no original content in this book. One of the patterns (Forest Path Stole) has been reprinted in a similar best-off of IK before, even as it is again reprinted here. They may be goodies, but they're oldies too.
There are three "lessons" taken from previous articles from IK: A primer to lace knitting, a guide on how to cast-on and cast-off, and how to shape lace garments, ie how to work in… Read more
Les fans de "lace knitting" francophones se sont longtemps demandé si un jour il y aurait des ouvrages en Français. Et il semblerait que c'est enfin le cas. Dans le livre de Deroover, il y a châles et écharpes faits de laines fines, (grosseur fingering en descendant) et bien sûr ce sont les points ajourés qui sont à l'honneur.
Je ne m'attendais pas nécessairement à un chef d'oeuvre vu le manque de compétition francophone dans ce domaine, (soulignons-le les anglophones et les allemandes ont une grande longueur d'avance), mais les patrons sont assez… Read more
I must confess that Shinn is a guilty pleasure, because even though the books I've read from her often have what seems to me relatively limited plots, I enjoy the amount of reflection and humanism she inflects in the text.
This one, ostensibly geared towards young adults, is the story of Eleda, whose main talent in life is telling the truth. Eleda also has a twin sister, Adele who is a study in symetry of herself, as she is similar but the mirror image of Eleda. Adele's main talent is keeping secrets for others. Eleda expects others to be as forthcoming as she is, and sometimes struggles to understand her twin's own talent, keeping secrets. But when the twins turn 17, their best… Read more
