Knitting With Balls : A Hands-On Guide To Knitting For The Modern Man

Posted on June 12, 2009. Filed under: Non-Fiction | Tags: |

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I admit it, I opened up and had a look at Knitting With Balls : A Hands-On Guide To Knitting For The Modern Man by Michael del Vecchio (2008.  ANF 746.432041 DEL).  I did it in the privacy of my office so was not observed flipping through the pages and marking projects I might like to make.

The projects are basic but include a couple I might try.  Who does not need a beer cozy to keep their beer cold and their hands warm (and dry from condensation).  Or maybe the felted travel bag to keep all those bits together in your luggage.

Apparently, manly men knit quite a bit during the First and Second World Wars, and surgeons took up the craft to keep their fingers supple, and would you believe that cowboys knit their own socks while tending the herd.  Imagine the Marlborough Man with knitting needles instead of a cigarette.  That might have changed the course of history.

Male or female, if you need a good starter guide with sweaters, scarves and socks to make, this is it.  Sit out and knit a bit. 

Find this book in the Library’s catalogue

Taken with permission from Gloria Novak’s “Good Reads at the Library”.

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