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Shannon Okey is the knitting world's Donald Trump, but with WAY better hair and taste in spouses. This girl has so much going on I can't even report it all. Multiple media, books up the wazoo. Really, really cool stuff. Like Shannon herself, nothing is traditional, everything is fun. So here's her first book [the first of many]: Knitgrrl: Learn to Knit With 15 Fun and Funky Patterns, coming this fall. Aimed at the young, new knitter, this book is all about fun and not a bit about boring. A sequel will follow in spring [full disclosure: I've got a pattern in that one!]. Called Knitgrrl2? We'll have to see!

And from Kim Werker, the woman who brings you Crochet Me, the online crochet mag, and Cecily Keim, we have a new book coming out at the end of the year: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Crocheting. If you've seen my crochet, you'll know this is a book I need to read.

Oh, while I'm here, I should mention this: I'm thrilled to be working with Interweave on a new knitting book, to be published in Spring of 2007. It's absolutely NOT about knitting with wool. And that's all I'll say for now.

Posted 6:37 AM PST