Ruby Sisson Library

"Stitch-by-stitch instructions; 40 fresh patters; how to start your own knitting group; and everything you need to know to get your knit on"--Cover.

"Two needles and one (or one more) skein of yarn-the possibilities never cease to amaze me," writes Leigh Radford in the introduction to her new book. Radford's fascination with the creative potential of these raw materials is evident throughout One More Skein, where she melds the alternative approach to knitting and felting she introduced in AlterKnits and AlterKnits Felt with the magic she worked with a single skein of yarn in the bestselling One...

Does the perfect wedding make the perfect marriage? As three very different women meet in their local knitting store, they find strength in friendship to help them through their problems. After adopting a daughter, Lydia hoped her life would be complete, but traumatic memories from her daughter's past threaten to ruin their happiness. And Lauren has always yearned for marriage and a family of her own, but her long-term boyfriend just won't commit....

Whether this is a return visit or your very first, you'll find that A Good Yarn is a place of welcome and warmth. A place where women feel at home. Where they're among friends, old and new: The first person you'll meet is Lydia Hoffman, who owns the shop. In the year since it opened, A Good Yarn has thrived -- and so has Lydia. A lot of that is due to Brad Goetz. But when Brad's ex-wife reappears, Lydia is suddenly afraid to trust her newfound happiness....

The author guides the novice and the experienced knitters in short-cuts and construction tricks and offers twenty original designs.

Provides knitting instructions for teens, including diagrammed instructions, solutions for common problems, and ideas for starting a knitting club.

"Take your knowledge of top-down and seamless knitting to a higher level by learning how to convert and adapt lace, cable, and color patterns to circular knitting and shaping techniques"--

When Lydia Hoffman, a cancer survivor and owner of A Good Yarn, starts a knitting class for her patrons, she forms a special friendship and bond with three extraordinary women--Jacqueline, Carol, and Alix. Four lives knit together... There's a little yarn store in Seattle called A Good Yarn. It's owned by Lydia Hoffman, and it represents her dream of a new beginning, a life free from cancer. A life that offers a chance at love... Lydia teaches knitting...

Features 30 hip, creative knits that are fun and easy to make. Complete with step by step instructions on basic techniques as well as expert tips. The projects are arranged by order of difficulty so you can match your skill level.