Devan received this charming book a few years ago from his Grandma—Mr. Nick’s Knitting by Margaret Wild and illustrated by Dee Huxley. Mrs. Jolley, Mr. Nick’s best friend with whom he sat and knit on the train into the city every
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Here’s a children’s book to delight the knitter in all of us. Unfortunately it’s out of print, but still available through used book sellers and I found this copy at the public library. The Long Red Scarf by Nette Hilton and
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Miss Terwilliger, as any one from Centerburg can tell you, is one of the town’s best known and best loved citizens. She runs knitting classes and in years past has taught almost every woman in Centerburg how to knit. She
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We found another knitting illustration in a book we borrowed from the library. Since the story has nothing to do with knitting it’s like a little hidden gem to find a bit of knitting hiding between the pages. I found
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Thanks to illustrator, Clement Hurd, this little children’s book has a knitting reference in the illustrations. Goodnight Moon is a classic baby/children’s bedtime story and one I read many times to Devan in his early years. This book doesn’t mention
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I love children’s literature and while I was pregnant, I so looked forward to reading to Devan. I wanted to share all my childhood favourites and discover new ones together. We just finished reading Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in
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In other words, no time to design this summer! The City of Vancouver has been on strike now for 6+ weeks.  This includes garbage and recycling pickup, public libraries, community centres, spray parks, wading pools, public golf courses and public
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