Kitchen Yarns

Author: Ann Hood
Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN: 9781432860448
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorAnn Hood has long appreciated the power of a good meal. Growing up, she tasted love in her grandmother's tomato sauce and dreamed of her mother's special-occasion Fancy Lady Sandwiches. Later, the kitchen became the heart of Hood's own home. She tracks her lifelong journey in the kitchen with twenty-seven heartfelt essays, each accompanied by a recipe. With Hood's signature humor and tenderness, Kitchen Yarns spills tales of loss and starting from scratch, family love and feasts with friends, and how the perfect meal is one that tastes like home.

Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting

Author: Ann Hood
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393239497
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
A collection of essays about the transformative power of knitting from 27 contemporary authors, including Ann Patchett, Barbara Kingsolver, John Dufresne, and Joyce Maynard.

The Spinner's Book of Yarn Designs

Author: Sarah Anderson
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1603429026
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
Discover the satisfying fun of spinning your own yarn! This step-by-step guide shows you how to create 80 distinctive yarn types, from classics like mohair bouclé to novelties like supercoils. Covering the entire spinning process, Sarah Anderson describes the unique architecture of each type of yarn and shares expert techniques for manipulating and combining fibers. Take your crafting to a new level and ensure that you have the best yarn available by spinning it yourself.

Crochet for the Kitchen

Author: Tove Fevang
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
ISBN: 9781570766060
Category : Crocheting
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Crochet patterns for unique kitchen accessories.

The Red Thread

Author: Ann Hood
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393339769
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
After the loss of her daughter in a freak accident, Maya Lange opens an adoption agency to place baby girls from China with American families and discovers the painful and courageous journeys of both adoptive parents and birth mothers.

The Obituary Writer: A Novel

Author: Ann Hood
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393089843
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras. On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, an uncompromising young wife and mother obsessed with the glamour of Jackie O, struggles over the decision of whether to stay in a loveless marriage or follow the man she loves and whose baby she may be carrying. Decades earlier, in 1919, Vivien Lowe, an obituary writer, is searching for her lover who disappeared in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss. The surprising connection between Claire and Vivien will change the life of one of them in unexpected and extraordinary ways. Part literary mystery and part love story, The Obituary Writer examines expectations of marriage and love, the roles of wives and mothers, and the emotions of grief, regret, and hope.

Cats in Hats

Author: Sara Thomas
Publisher: Running Press Adult
ISBN: 0762456701
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 114

Book Description
Deck your cats out in hats that suit their many personalities! With The Punk Mohawk for edgier cats, The Unicorn for cats who are having identity issues, and The Cat in the Hat for any cat that loves great literature, there is a pattern in this book for every feline friend in your home. Complete with a breakdown of skill level and method of working (knit or crochet), suggestions for yarns, and written patterns and charts where necessary, you'll be able to whip up amazing headwear, whatever your cat's character. With the adorable color photos and helpful illustrations throughout, these hat patterns will be both exciting and easy to create. It's fun, it's addictive, and it's deliciously purr-fect from start to finish!

Beautiful Wool

Author: Lisanne Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781945550461
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description

Handwoven Home

Author: Liz Gipson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1632503824
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 169

Book Description
There's No Place Like a Handwoven Home! Hand towels, table runners, placemats, throws--weaving is perfectly suited to creating and customizing just about any textile for your home. In Handwoven Home, weaving expert Liz Gipson explains the tools and techniques you'll need to weave personalized home textiles on a rigid-heddle loom--the most popular loom on the market today. From choosing the right yarn for your project to achieving your desired cloth type and drape, this book covers all the basics. And the 20+ projects are perfectly suited to the rigid-heddle loom, each starting with a simple square or rectangle and involving little sewing, shaping or loom waste. You'll even learn how to make multiple towels at the same time, create a sturdy rug of wide fabric, and finish your projects with a polished, professional look. Whether you're making textiles for yourself or as a gift, inside you'll find everything you need to create a woven personal touch for any room.

Making Marls

Author: Cecelia Campochiaro
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780986338113
Category : Color in knitting
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
Making Marls is at once a reference book of handknit marls, a guide to working with many colors, and a book of over thirty patterns that are recipes you can use to explore marls and color on your own. Above all, it is a book about handknitting with multiple strands of yarn held together to invent your own colorways, fabrics, and textures.