Book of Yarn

Have you ever substituted one weight yarn for another, only to produce disasterous results? Want to know why? Then I recommend you add to your knitting book shelf The Knitter's Book of Yarn by Clara Parkes.

Most of us know Clara through her website Knitter's Review where she reveals an astounding knowledge of yarn and knitting. This book, subtitled "The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn," is a compendum of that knowledge.

When I received my copy, I tried sitting down and just reading it, and you can do that if you wish. But I find it is more useful and fun to pick out some yarn from your stash, then find that yarn's description in the book. It's like lab work in biology - until you dissect that frog yarn, you won't really understand what it's about.



(I am adding the above Amazon graphic and link because, well, I'm an "associate" of Amazon. In all the time I have been an associate (one year?), I have not earned one red cent from this program. If anyone ever has, I would appreciate hearing about it!)