I just got a shipment of books and booklets in. Lots of afghan books, crochet, bunches of baby projects. Included in this treasure was a new book by Myra Wood, one of my favorite designers. Knit in New Directions starts out saying "Everyone is Creative". So True! So often folks come in and say they aren't creative. They are and just don't practice using their creative muscles or are afraid to make mistakes. Mistakes are how we learn if we can shut that judgemental inner voice down for a minute. I know if I make something and put the wrong colors together or ones I don't like - hey, I learn not to do that one again. I also learn that other people may like that color combo even if I don't. Practice expressing your creativity - It's there, really. End of Rant....
Oh and that book - walks you through designing your own sweater/vest/bag using templates and knitting modules that you put together. I can hardley wait to read the whole thing (gotta finish another sweater before I can do anything else). What I've seen so far is pretty good - it is what I often do anyway, just she has a more organized method for it.
This book sounds really interesting. Thanks for the review, Meredith. And i TOTALLY agree about learning to use your creative muscle, in ANY craft you do. It's how you learn!
Posted by: KnitterPam | May 15, 2014 at 09:06 AM