knitting old to new

new books arrive in the post.

loop a fantastic knit shop in london has published a book of their sample knits that you lust after while wandering through their shop. the book takes a look at knitting from simple to very difficult to knit, all expensive to create but worth every penny projects.

and then there is louisa hardings new book ‘knitting little luxuries’

everything in this book has attention to detail for the new knitter to the experienced and gives you the flexibility of choosing yarns that fit your personality or budget.

my rowan kid classic san antonio scarf gets a new twist. thank you leigh for your introduction to the very difficult to knit but at the same time wonderfully simple

‘ruffles’. i added a simple flower knit in kid classic

with a floral accent i made from vintage plas

tic beads.

behavior

this is a ritual ms opal goes through each day to get our attention for food. it is the behavioral disorder “bad dog”.

characteristic signs of this disorder are counter jumping, floor scratching and food bowl abuse.

ahh but our little lady was not born with a long attention span….