Cleaning out the Stash: Giveaway Number One!
Posted by Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten at 8/20/2011 3:28 PM 
Categories: knitting, Garments, Books
Tags: knitting book book review contest give away
Categories: knitting, Garments, Books
Tags: knitting book book review contest give away
OK, we are are familiar with the term SABLE (Stash Accumulated Beyond Life Expectancy) when it comes to our yarn and fiber. Chances are you are also a bibliophile as well, as we all love to collect books on our favorite fiber art subjects!
Well, I am going to (gasp) clean out some of my book stash. Yes, I know, it's tough. But I feel much better knowing that I am going to make sure my loyal readership gets in on the fun!
Different publishers send me their books for my review here on The Fiber Forum. I am now going to pass these amazing books on to you!
The first book is Ethnic Knitting Exploration: Lithuania, Iceland, and Ireland. For the post on the Fiber Forum about this book, I was lucky enough to have the author, Donna Druchunas, provide a guest post all about the book and her knitting inspiration!
OK, so here are the rules. Leave a comment here about what you would do with the book and that will get you one entry. If you "like" my Facebook page, you'll get a second entry! Follow me on Twitter and you'll get a third entry! If you take part in these other entry opportunities, make sure you note that in your comment here on the blog. On Friday, August 26th, Every entry will get a number and I'll use random.org to pick a winner!
About a week after, I'll put another book up for the winning!
Good luck!
Well, I am going to (gasp) clean out some of my book stash. Yes, I know, it's tough. But I feel much better knowing that I am going to make sure my loyal readership gets in on the fun!
Different publishers send me their books for my review here on The Fiber Forum. I am now going to pass these amazing books on to you!
The first book is Ethnic Knitting Exploration: Lithuania, Iceland, and Ireland. For the post on the Fiber Forum about this book, I was lucky enough to have the author, Donna Druchunas, provide a guest post all about the book and her knitting inspiration!
OK, so here are the rules. Leave a comment here about what you would do with the book and that will get you one entry. If you "like" my Facebook page, you'll get a second entry! Follow me on Twitter and you'll get a third entry! If you take part in these other entry opportunities, make sure you note that in your comment here on the blog. On Friday, August 26th, Every entry will get a number and I'll use random.org to pick a winner!
About a week after, I'll put another book up for the winning!
Good luck!
Hi, Andrea. I work in a middle school, and we are hoping to teach knitting and crochet to many children this year, to help them learn. I am not much of a knitter; I'm the crocheter in the group, but several of the people involved in the project are knitters, and I like the fact that this is designed for newbies, ethnic in nature (because 7th grade, where I may be, does a lot with other countries), and visual. Kids are more visual/kinesthetic than auditory, so it will appeal to their learning styles. It also may help me to improve my knitting, and that of one of my partners who is even more of a newbie than I am. LOL I don't do Facebook or Twitter (married to a computer security specialist and he considers both of them a risk), so I won't be able to post on those venues. Thanks anyway. Hope this helps. Carol in NH
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As with anything I do I like to know the history of things. I think this book would be a wealth of information and a great way to study ethnic knitting. I have admired the knits from these countries for a number of years. I would use this book to explore different knitting skills and to improve my current skills.
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