New Books To Check Out…
Here are a few of the newest and the latest titles that are flooding our bookshelves here at Halcyon Yarn. Call and order your copies soon. There are just so many great ideas, designs and patterns in them, you won’t want to miss a thing.
“Fiber Gatherings” by Joanne Seiff
This book is a collection of history, hometown feel, fiber connections and celebrations all rolled into one book. It’s a wonderful visit through the seasons and the festivals that happen annually throughout our country. It won’t disappoint.
“Knitting New Mittens & Gloves” by Robin Melanson
If you are tired of the same old mittens time after time and have exhausted the fingerless types, this book will re-inspire you to new heights in your mitten/gloves knitting. There are 28 modern designs that will have you trying all kinds of different yarns and techniques. Great spring and summer knitting.
This has definitely been one of those books people have been waiting for and now I can see why. There are great new designs and fun, simple patterns to get you moving a few steps closer to being an intermediate knitter or for those that just want something SIMPLE.
“Needle Felted Figures” by Bodil Nederby
If you’ve wanted to try needle felting and you weren’t sure where to start this book will be a fun addition to your crafting library. Nederby takes you through a few easy steps to create the greatest small figures that would make a perfect fun summer project for young and old.
“Japanese Inspired Knits” A Marianne Isager Collection
Any fans of Marianne Isager will be awaiting this book to see what she’s up to now. If you haven’t experienced her designs and are intrigued by color work and creative shaping, you will devour her ideas and concepts immediately. Marianne’s previous books were “Knitting Out of Africa” and “Classic Knits”. Check out her inspired designs with a distinctive Japanese influence that will have you running to your LYS (local yarn store) for materials. Have fun!
“Sock Innovation” by Cookie AAll the sock knitters out there have anxiously awaited this new book! From all the talk and reviews, Cookie’s book will instruct you in how to resize and modify your patterns, read, refine and alter charts. Design well-fitting socks with lace, geometric shapes, unique cables and so much more… This book will be a hit.
“Mother-Daughter Knits” by Sally Melville & Caddy Melville Ledbetter
If your mother or another mother-like soul taught you to knit or in turn you revitalized her dormant stash with your new found love of knitting, this book will take you to that mother-daughter place that can only be experienced with a cherished few. Sally Melville and her only daughter join in to create a knitting book full of modern and classic design that compliment a variety of shapes and sizes, as well as generations. Take this book with a basket of yarn to the “mother”
