Anything Knitted and Crocheted: Debbie Stoller

Anything Knitted and Crocheted

Welcome to my blog. I hope to blog about my knitting and crocheting as well as everyday life. The patterns that I post are original and as such there is copyright on them. When they are based on another pattern there is a link to the pattern.

My husband and I adopted a beautiful dog named Leo. He is a dachshund and absolutely adorable! we adopted him on June 23, 2010 and he has become the love of our lives.

I love to share patterns that I find along the way or to talk about some of the neatest designers that are out there today, so I love to post links to the designs or the designers.

So grab a cup a and sit and enjoy the blog.

Cora

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Wednesday, October 13, 2010

New Stitch 'n Bitch book from Debbie Stoller

A new Stitch 'n Bitch book from Debbie Stoller. This book goes beyond the basics. It includes chapters on:

*Intarsia/color

*knitting cables

*lace

*how to make your own pattern

Looks great and I for one will be looking for this book. Will be published on November 5, 2010. Chapters and Amazon are accepting pre-orders.

Stitch 'n Bitch Superstar Knitting by Debbie Stoller

Her other books are:

Stitch 'N Bitch: The Knitter's Handbook

By Debbie Stoller Published: August 6, 2004

Stitch 'N Bitch Nation

By Debbie Stoller Published: October 4, 2004

Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker: Stitch 'n Bitch Crochet

By Debbie Stoller Published: January 16, 2006

Son of Stitch 'n Bitch: 45 Projects To Knit And Crochet For Men

By Debbie Stoller Published: October 22, 2007

These are all Trade Paperback books. Check them out!

Cora

The “Proselytize Knitting” Badge

The “Proselytize Knitting” Badge - A requirement for all Knitting Scouts, the recipient must do his or her bit to present knitting in a positive light, whilst at the same time avoiding all references to “hipness”, grandmothers, and yoga.

I’m always doing my part in this arena whether it’s spoken or written like in this blog. I teach at my local community league, which was a fluke. I am involved in the Alberta Avenue Initiative and was asked to teach both knitting and crochet. I start with dishcloths as it gives the basics.

The “MacGyver” Badge (Level One) - The recipient must demonstrate clever use of a non-knitting tool in a knitting-related scenario. For instance, recipient has used paper clips as stitch markers, or successfully whittled and then utilized bamboo skewers as dpns.

I’ve used all kinds of things as stitch markers when none were available, and have found clever ways of knitting cables without cable needles using skewers.