Stashbuster Knits: Tips, Tricks, and 21 Beautiful Projects for Using Your Favorite Leftover Yarn by Melissa LeapmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Ignore the fact that for some reason they decided to put the ugliest design in the book (dig the bobbles on that sweater!) on the cover: this is a lovely book. (And most of the designs are great.)
But don't pick it up for the designs, cute as they are. Pick it up for the information.
Anyone who knits or crochets is going to have a growing collection of the odd ball or half ball of yarn, leftovers from old projects. What do you do with them? Stash-bust! This book has an incredibly educational first section full of information on how to use different yarns together, including a chart on combining thinner yarns to get thicker ones (e.g., how many strands of fingering you need to work together in order to get a worsted), info on how to launder yarns made of different fibers, a great section on color theory, and much more.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this *and* learned a lot. Great book!
Peace of Christ to you,
Jessica Snell
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