Book Review: Knitting Block by Block by Nicky Epstein

Originally posted on Catherine Chant Crochet:
Available at Amazon.com Knitting Block by Block by Nicky Epstein offers 150 different styles of blocks, divided into six categories: Basic, Applique, Colorwork, Special Techniques and Cables/Counterpanes. That’s a lot of blocks! As soon as I saw this beautiful hardcover book, I couldn’t wait to read it and start on some projects. Each section…

How Designing a Knitting Pattern is Like Writing a Novel

As many of you know, I write knit, crochet and jewelry patterns in addition to novels. Recently I started on a new knitting pattern and as I sat there, needles in hand, working on the first prototype of my pattern, it struck me that the process of creating this pattern was quite similar to the process for writing a book.