tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post3879742193907048526..comments2024-03-20T03:16:41.615-04:00Comments on The A.D.D. Knitter--because I make everything a lot harder than it needs to be...: Two thumbs way, way up!The A.D.D. Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667169869020308185noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-79021346279355125102008-09-07T11:39:00.000-04:002008-09-07T11:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for the heads up on the book! I'll definit...Thanks for the heads up on the book! I'll definitely be on the hunt for it, I love the ease of top-down raglan construction.<BR/><BR/>There continues to be amazing patterns released all the time, but I guess my favs would tend to be from the Zephyr gals and Chic Knits, for those basic beauties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-66299217339986662432008-09-06T17:37:00.000-04:002008-09-06T17:37:00.000-04:00The more I hear about that book, the more I want i...The more I hear about that book, the more I want it! But I promised myself no more new books 'til I read through the ones I have. Dammit.<BR/><BR/>You know, I don't think I have any go-to designers! They all have certain patterns I like and others I don't. Must be my fickle nature.weezalanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531147937067548410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-62947263634950115312008-09-05T17:26:00.000-04:002008-09-05T17:26:00.000-04:00Man, I'm still waiting for my Custom Knits book to...Man, I'm still waiting for my Custom Knits book to be shipped. It's publishing date here in Canada was September 1st. I'm sure it'll be well worn by the time I'm done with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-91990369044546585462008-09-05T09:57:00.000-04:002008-09-05T09:57:00.000-04:00Love reading your blog. I have added Wendy's book ...Love reading your blog. I have added Wendy's book to my amazon wish list (it's my birthday next month, and one can hope) ;-)<BR/>I love all things Debbie Bliss, and just picked up her premier magazine yesterday - love it!Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456546112499189990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-23832686926283325872008-09-04T21:18:00.000-04:002008-09-04T21:18:00.000-04:00i just cant get over your stash. i you sure we sh...i just cant get over your stash. i you sure we shouldn't just come to YOUR store! :)a friend to knit withhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542324778581589386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-34348596411432706942008-09-04T16:19:00.000-04:002008-09-04T16:19:00.000-04:00Sounds like I'm definately going to need to add th...Sounds like I'm definately going to need to add that book to my knitting library. I *heart* top-down raglan construction too.<BR/><BR/>Okay, mark me down as another vote for Kate Gilbert - I always love anything she designs. Oh, but if it's something lacy, it has to be Anne Hanson. She must have made a pact with the devil or something - how else does she come up with so many pattern so quicklyKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836215891806148229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-57512011050867584882008-09-04T14:10:00.000-04:002008-09-04T14:10:00.000-04:00My go to designer is Stephanie Japel... LOVE her s...My go to designer is Stephanie Japel... LOVE her stuff. I'm a fan of top down and she is good for that. I am also a HUGE fan of Amy Swenson (Greenjeans, need I say more) mostly because in addition to loving her patterns, I love her... she is one of the nicest people I know.Gingersnaps with Tea...https://www.blogger.com/profile/18336095819258305141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-49481213770540172022008-09-04T09:46:00.000-04:002008-09-04T09:46:00.000-04:00I agree. I love this book too and I like that she...I agree. I love this book too and I like that she provides tips for modifying the patterns. Some have too much of a flashdance neckline going on or are too short and my flabby gut would hang out.<BR/> I'm a sucker for the top down raglan. I also have a big soft spot for Stefanie Japel, another queen of the top down raglan.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256149382126377346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-53150583805807408662008-09-04T07:25:00.000-04:002008-09-04T07:25:00.000-04:00I'm not sure I have a go-to designer per se; I'm n...I'm not sure I have a go-to designer per se; I'm not sure I've knit enough of any one to make that kind of judgment, although I can say that EZ has never steered me wrong.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear the good review of "Custom Knits." I've enjoyed the Wendy Bernard patterns I've knit in the past, but I don't always love her patterns (some of them just wouldn't be flattering on me).Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434256661615289001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-79483804189073906392008-09-04T07:13:00.000-04:002008-09-04T07:13:00.000-04:00For the life of me I couldn't mention one single f...For the life of me I couldn't mention one single favorite designer... Not their fault, though, it's just that I am completely unable.to.follow.the.directions. I like to refer to a reference book (like Priscilla Ginson-Roberts or Barbara Walker), draw my own foggy directions, follow them just as whimsically and end up with a Horror Show of my very own mistakes. All the talent of those brilliant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-24292343251762448412008-09-04T04:55:00.000-04:002008-09-04T04:55:00.000-04:00I think it has to be Kim Hargreaves. There's barel...I think it has to be Kim Hargreaves. There's barely a pattern in her last three books that I wouldn't want to make. My devotion extends so far that despite all the difficulties I'm having with her Joy pattern at the moment I'm blaming my own mental processes rather than cursing her name. She's my Desert Island Designer.mooncalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150392487909235200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-80851518525994488962008-09-04T00:21:00.000-04:002008-09-04T00:21:00.000-04:00Connie Chang Chinchao (dude, is that spelling even...Connie Chang Chinchao (dude, is that spelling even remotely close?) is a new designer who freakin' rocks. I also love Norah Gaughan and Michelle Rose Orne.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063944654826642334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-26134322363843880672008-09-03T22:55:00.000-04:002008-09-03T22:55:00.000-04:00Ingenue is very cute! Isn't it a great feeling to...Ingenue is very cute! Isn't it a great feeling to use up stash? <BR/><BR/>The gals at Zephyr Style and Ysolda Teague are my favorites. And EZ, of course.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122120372734286698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-79033840596785606512008-09-03T22:46:00.000-04:002008-09-03T22:46:00.000-04:00Tuberous vegetable...heh heh. I can *so* relate t...Tuberous vegetable...heh heh. I can *so* relate to that. Lurve your Ingenue :)YawnOverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709655565262326988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-38927644946404983502008-09-03T22:30:00.000-04:002008-09-03T22:30:00.000-04:00I don't think I would buy any pattern sight unseen...I don't think I would buy any pattern sight unseen (I'm too picky for that), but I'll join the chorus and say I can usually depend on Jared Flood, Véronik Avery and Norah Gaughan.<BR/><BR/>I don't dare count how much stuff is in my stash. I grew up Catholic, so I already have enough guilt in my life.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18278895757317443494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-35618517035644559392008-09-03T21:29:00.000-04:002008-09-03T21:29:00.000-04:00Definitely Veronik Avery. I love her classic, sty...Definitely Veronik Avery. I love her classic, stylish designs.DesertRathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05590218359018253327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-23355450875759056362008-09-03T21:00:00.000-04:002008-09-03T21:00:00.000-04:00190????? Wow, that is so impressive. Have you ev...190????? Wow, that is so impressive. Have you ever calculated the total yardage? How about MILES??<BR/><BR/>My go to designers are Norah Gaughan and Jared Flood. I haven't done anything Wendy yet, but the reviews on her new book are all positive on these Internets.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait to see this finished Ingenue. (you have way more than 15 minutes to work it. TRUST me.)knithound brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14650960985244466355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-6051070461940667112008-09-03T20:57:00.000-04:002008-09-03T20:57:00.000-04:00I'm even more curious about the book now with the ...I'm even more curious about the book now with the Project Run way link - though he was not my absolute favorite designer. He is funky! I love your Ingenue - it is on the top of my list - I am awaiting my Amazon box for my own copy:)peaknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16031908574979989240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-81740292009300779802008-09-03T20:49:00.000-04:002008-09-03T20:49:00.000-04:00Gorgeous yarn! I'm with you - not much of a Jeffr...Gorgeous yarn! I'm with you - not much of a Jeffrey fan either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-9505231111126355632008-09-03T20:42:00.000-04:002008-09-03T20:42:00.000-04:00Oh, I cannot wait to check out Knit & Tonic...Oh, I cannot wait to check out Knit & Tonic's book! <BR/>Fave designers? So glad you asked! Kate Gilbert, Norah Gaughan, Teva Durham... Mona Schmidt and Nancy Bush for their sock patterns, and Evelyn Clark for lace. Oh, and I love Veronik Avery too!Veroniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550446589701550328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-85126186015822766652008-09-03T20:41:00.000-04:002008-09-03T20:41:00.000-04:00wow - i am awed and jealous of that stash!! and f...wow - i am awed and jealous of that stash!! and for me, its norah gaughan. and EZ, of course..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-28795332970612098662008-09-03T20:05:00.000-04:002008-09-03T20:05:00.000-04:00I choked on a Cheezit when I saw that you have 190...I choked on a Cheezit when I saw that you have 190 yarns stashed. Not really so much that you have that much yarn, but that you've admitted to it in a public forum.<BR/><BR/>I love Wendy's new book! And I'm working on her Opulent Raglan pattern from Knitscene right now. Which may make her the first designer I've ever stalked.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-56936374104001026782008-09-03T19:23:00.000-04:002008-09-03T19:23:00.000-04:00My copy of the book arrived today, and I stopped e...My copy of the book arrived today, and I stopped everything to read it cover to cover. I love Ingenue, too, and as soon as I catch up on other knitting, I'm casting on. <BR/><BR/>I feel that way about Kate Gilbert. I love her style and the patterns are well written.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm chomping for the adult version of Drive Thru that Wendy's been promising!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463909263863141765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-52424277806441010592008-09-03T19:22:00.000-04:002008-09-03T19:22:00.000-04:00While some are on the too not easy enough for me- ...While some are on the too not easy enough for me- I like the way Kate Gilbert plays with yarn. Bird in Hand... yumsophannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571217197138831872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17351693.post-20543585415316766182008-09-03T19:20:00.000-04:002008-09-03T19:20:00.000-04:00Hrrrm. Being a guy, the choices can be a bit limit...Hrrrm. Being a guy, the choices can be a bit limited methiks. You gotta be more basic like an EZ or MS or Ann Budd's "Handy Book of Patterns". But, I'm very excited by Alice Starmore, Adrian Bizilia, Jared Flood, and most recently Lisa Lloyd in "A Fine Fleece".WonderMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03935582756754079119noreply@blogger.com