Bread: River Cottage Handbook No. 3 is written by Daniel Stevens, and introduced by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Daniel works for Hugh at River Cottage. It is a compact hardback volume numbering just over 200 pages. Every single page is either informative, entertaining, or just plain beautiful. There is no dross in this book. Honestly, if you …
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KnitPro Symfonie Wooden Interchangeable Circular Needles
(Wow – what a long title to this post.) I was struggling with my Winter Shawl project. I had purchased an Addi Turbo needle for it but the yarn and needle were not happy partners. The needle tips were both too blunt and too slippery and when those facts were coupled with an over-long cable …
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KnitPro Simplex Chart Keeper
User review of the large KnitPro Simplex chart keeper
P2tog
I first came across p2tog when hunting for sock yarn on eBay. I purchased two skeins of Trekking Hand Art in May 2008 – the price was very good but, far more importantly, the p&p was low. The feedback rating for p2tog was 100%. Communications turned out to be excellent and delivery was speedy. Alison …
The Yarn Yard: Toddy
Toddy, from The Yarn Yard. A sock yarn review.
Toddy – the perfect pick-me-up! Toddy is 75% merino for softness and cossetting and a cuddle when you need it, and 25% nylon for strength.
Reviews Coming Soon
Reviews coming soon:
* Kollage Square needles
* The Yarn Yard Lochan yarn
* Rivolo pattern from Knitspot