LoopyKnits

Forget trick-or-treating (well, except for snorkling up the bite-size Snicker bars from your children’s candy bags). Just get on over to your local knit shop or bookstore to treat yourself to a sleek new knitting book. Here’s what’s new this month:

• Glam Knits: 25 Designs for Luxe Yarns by Stefanie Japel (Paperback - Oct 29, 2008)

(Note: This was blogged in advance; by now, there may be more new knitting books coming out this month. - cb)

Just a quick update — look for this new knitting guide to hit bookstores this month:

• Picture Perfect Knits by Chronicle Books LLC Staff (Paperback - Sep 1, 2008)

Now aren’t you glad you stopped by?

(Note: This was blogged in advance; by now, there may be more new knitting books coming out this month. - cb)

Oh, August. I’m already smiling at you because it’s back-to-school time and my children are at big changing points in their lives; one is starting her last year of elementary school, and the other is starting her first year of college. (That, plus I get to do a whole lotta shopping for school supplies; although I hate the crowds, I do love to sift through all the stacks of papers and pencils and other crisp goodies piled on the shelves.) And now, dear August, you deepen my shile by bringing me new knitting books to ponder. Aren’t you thoughtful! Love you, August!

Here’s what’s hitting the bookstores this month:

• The Chicks with Sticks Guide to Knitting: Learn to Knit with More Than 30 Cool, Easy Patterns by Nancy Queen and Mary Ellen O’Connell (Paperback - Aug 5, 2008)
• Shibori Knits: The Art of Exquisite Felted Knits by Gina Wilde (Hardcover - Aug 26, 2008)

(Note: This was blogged in advance; by now, there may be more new knitting books coming out this month. - cb)

Well, bless Nicky Epstein, because without this knitting author’s work, we wouldn’t have anything new to read this month.

Although I am reluctant to pick up any hot fibers in July for knitting, scarves are a perfect take-along size if you like to knit while on vacation. So, Nicky … well done!

Look for her latest book to hit the shelves today:

• Nicky Epstein’s Signature Scarves: Dazzling Designs to Knit by Nicky Epstein (Hardcover - Jul 1, 2008)

(Note: This was blogged in advance; by now, there may be more new knitting books coming out this month. - cb)

Oh, man. I can hardly wait to get ahold of the third book below. I love to knit at a fine gauge, and this topic looks tailor-made for me. Here’s a peek at the book that’s making me sigh, along with a few others that also publish this month:

• Knitting for Baby: 30 Heirloom Projects with Complete How-to-Knit Instructions by Melanie Falick, Kristin Nicholas, and Ross Whitaker (Paperback - Jun 1, 2008)
• Knits for Men: 20 Sweaters, Vests, Hats, Scarves, and More by Margaret Hubert (Paperback - Jun 1, 2008)
• Knit So Fine: Designs with Skinny Yarn by Lisa Myers, Carol Sulcoski, and Laura Grutzeck (Paperback - Jun 1, 2008)
• Inspired to Knit: Creating Exquisite Handknits by Michele Rose Orne (Paperback - Jun 1, 2008)

(Note: This was blogged in advance; by now, there may be more new knitting books coming out this month. - cb)