Something I've Wanted For A Long Time
I've written in previous posts, how much I am enjoying knitting my Vine Yoke Cardigan by Ysolda Teague. She's one of those "think outside the box" sort of designers and in many ways, in my opinion, as innovative as Elizabeth Zimmerman, my (and millions of others') all-time favorite knitting mentor. For a very long time now I have been interested in seeing more of her patterns but there hasn't been much new on Twist from her, nor did I have any idea where else to look. In several different articles on new yarns and designers and such I read mention of her self published books, "Whimsical Little Knits, volumes 1 and 2" but I admit I never really took much notice. I mean, "whimsical" in my lexicon means things like key fob covers, Barbie doll hats, cell phone cozies and the like. Certainly nothing useful or beautiful. One of the articles in an online magazine had links to many of the designers and retailers mentioned in it, which I utilized - I mean, it's free to look, isn't it? So imagine my surprise, when cruising her site Ysolda.com , I saw some photos of the actual patterns in these books... divine little capelets, sassy hats, feminine shawls and tops, mitts, gauntlets and more! I was captivated! It was blatantly obvious her idea of whimsical and mine were chasms apart! LOL!! So I doubt I need to go into details of what happened next... Ha!
The books are a dual purchase - hardcopy as well as instant pdf download. I was astonished at how reasonable the cost was, considering they were being mailed all the way from the UK. The pdfs are nice because it means you can print out individual patterns and savage the paper if you need to, as opposed to excessively bending the books trying to photocopy them or, (heaven forbid) writing in them as you knit or some other such desecration! These little gems are full color and the photos are excellent! The only big problem I'm having now, is trying to convince myself I really SHOULD finish some of my other projects before casting on one or two delights from these books! *sigh!*
The books are a dual purchase - hardcopy as well as instant pdf download. I was astonished at how reasonable the cost was, considering they were being mailed all the way from the UK. The pdfs are nice because it means you can print out individual patterns and savage the paper if you need to, as opposed to excessively bending the books trying to photocopy them or, (heaven forbid) writing in them as you knit or some other such desecration! These little gems are full color and the photos are excellent! The only big problem I'm having now, is trying to convince myself I really SHOULD finish some of my other projects before casting on one or two delights from these books! *sigh!*
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