Any Knitters Who Like Graphic Novels?
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Imagine you’re a teenager, and you have some… special powers. Maybe even super powers. And one day, at a sleepover, your best friend in the whole world tells you—you’re not alone. So begins the adventure for a couple of teenagers, a single mom and yarn shop owner, and a whole bunch of hand knitted fun.
Handknit Heroes is the first graphic novel for knitters. Each issue features a great storyline with knitting superheroes, terrific artwork, and a beautiful (and easy) knitting pattern.
I’m vastly amused, and I neither knit (yet!) nor read graphic novels. I know that
Tags: graphic novels, Handknit Heroes, knitting
Tarot for Knitters!
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This is truly cool. It’s a limited edition, hand-printed “knitting tarot” deck. I learned about it via new LJ friend
They aren’t releasing many images, apparently, unless you’re a friend of theirs on Flickr. What I can see looks very clean and simple.
Tags: knitting, tarot cards, The Knitting Tarot
SBQ: Other crafts?
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Needlework
This weekend’s Stitching Bloggers Question:
Are there other crafts that you have tried and abandoned? Why do you like stitching better?
Short version: Because it’s one of the few visually-beautiful things I’ve ever been good at.
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