Bookish Thursday: Book of Wool

When I first heard that Clara Parkes was coming out with another book I was excited. Then when I heard it was The Knitter’s Book of Wool I thought briefly, what.. didn’t she already do that? Then I thought about all the questions I had after her last book came out. Sure I had learned alot about different sorts of yarn from her last volume but I did find that  still had questions about the different sorts of wool.

I mean what’s the difference between Merino and Cheviot? My friend has a flock of Cheviot and she keeps telling me their wool is no good.. so really is that true?

I also have been dabbling with spinning and was curious what the different wools would result in when spun and which would be good for a beginning spinner.

If you find you have these questions then this new book is definitely for you. Clara covers all the bases. She discusses all the breeds out there and what the qualities of their wool are. She also talks about the ‘itch’ factor of wool and ways to handle it.. something important to me!

If you work with wool, or plan to in any fiber art I encourage you to grab a copy of this book and educate yourself on your fiber!!

Not to mention there are some cute patterns in there!!

Like this:

And this..

and this one the Hill Country Hat which is available online!

Disclosure: A review copy was provided by the publisher.