Review on 🧶 Exploring the Exciting World of Brave New Knits: Discover 26 Inspiring Projects from the Knitting Blogosphere by Gelin Battle

Brave New Knitting by Julie Turjoman is divided into two sections: clothing and accessories. Forward was written by the founders of Ravelry, and if you're anything like me you'll love this site. This book explores "the merging of knitters and the internet." Ravelry is a community of thousands of knitters from all over the world sharing ideas, patterns, yarn substitutes, etc. The patterns for this book are chosen by designers who are also bloggers. For this reason alone, this book is unique and represents a new genre of knitting books. The clothing section has a biography of each designer. The patterns are varied and many of them are very beautiful. I especially love the Tulip Peasant Blouse designed by Koni Chang Chinchio of Physicknits; Silk jacket designed by Shannon Okey of Knitgrrl; Delysia Camisole by Jordana Page; Koukla cardigan designed by Hilary Smith Kallis of The Yarniad; Origami Shrug by Melissa Werle of Newknits. I'm happy to know that I can access any of the designers on their blog or website. That way I can see a lot more of their work. In the accessories section, I fell in love with the lace flower pin designed by Kate Coyle. Perfect for my Alaskan winters, the Woodsmoke scarf was designed by Jared Flood of Brooklyn Tweed. Can't wait to knit the Hydrangea Neck Warmer designed by Ann Hanson, Knitspot. The old hippie in me loves Sockstravaganza by Kirsten Kapoor, Through the Loops. The socks are perfect to wear with Birkenstock or sandals. Ruth P. of Wormhead designed a round hat with pigtails to cover the ears. I was blown away (no pun intended) by Kathy Veeza's Lubov Scarf, Grumperina. I'm a lace fanatic and this is a project I'm looking forward to knitting. Overall, this is a great book. If you haven't checked out Ravelry, watch [.] and find out what an amazing community of knitters from all over the world awaits you. This is a book designed to connect knitters online. It is also a book of beautiful projects.