IN THIS ISSUE

• CHECK THIS
• Can’t decide what to give (or get) this festive season? Our picks make the yuletide bright.
• BOOKS
• We’ve gathered the best of the newest releases.
• Q&A: DEBORAH NEWTON
• On knitwear design, yoga and making maps.
• AMAZING GRACEFUL
• Cancer survivors open a yarn shop devoted to finding a cure. By Daryl Brower
• TEDDY TO THE RESCUE
• Hand-knit bears bring comfort to some to the world’s littlest victims. By Yvonne Surette
• HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
• Twinkling, touchable evening wear will have them lining up under the mistletoe.
• WORK IT, GIRLS
• Crochet gets a promotion, proving that power dressing can be feminine, too.
• POWDER BLUE
• Make a statement on the ski slopes in easy-to-twist sky-toned cables. Our workshop shows you how.
• PLAYING FOOTSIE
• One basic pattern yields a multitude of socks; just don’t lose them in the dryer.
• ‘TIS THE SEASON
• Red sweaters for mother and daughter provide a merry canvas for classic holiday motifs.
• TWEEDY PIES
• The new tweed yarns are speck-tacular choices for warm kid’s clothes in vivid hues.
• MOSAIC MAGIC
• Complex colorwork knits up in a flash with mosaic stitch in Bond America’s Ultimate Sweater Machine.
• HAVE NEEDLES, WILL TRAVEL
• Tote your knitting around in colorful style with funky felted bags and cases.
• LEARN TO KNIT
• our instructions will have you casting on in no time—so don’t wait another day.
• LEARN TO CROCHET
• You’ll be stitching with the best of them once you’ve followed our easy guide.