Knitting with Balls: A Hands-On Guide to Knitting for the Modern Man
del Vecchio
2006
Submitter: Found this on our shelves last year. We still have three active copies and one was even checked out in 2016! LOL!
Holly: This book isn’t awful at all – it’s awesome! I’m posting it because it’s funny. My library totally needs this, and it would probably circulate here. I can see how it’s not for every library, but I think our crafting patrons have a sense of humor that can handle the title. Love it. Submitter didn’t provide pictures of the insides of the book, so I can’t vouch for it’s usefulness, but I do like the idea.
I have/had this book from back when I was into knitting and wanted to teach dude friends, it’s really great! Mine unfortunately got severely water damaged, maybe someone else can share pictures of the inside and projects!
I don’t see anything. My imagination is running wild here.
Oh, please repost the cover photo!
Sorry I didn’t get the pic fixed sooner (busy being a librarian!) hopefully fixed now. For some reason, Chrome has issues with the photos. T
Couldn’t find any inside photos on the net, but it’s on Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Knitting-Balls-Hands-Guide-Modern/dp/0756622891
It’s got some rave reviews. I guess instructions for knitting when you’re left handed must be rare because that’s part of the rave reviews. Or at least one of them.
Dare we hope it’s part of a series? When I was younger (80s or 90s) there was a book about ironing, for men. The opening ran something like: “Don’t think of the iron as a woman’s tool. Think of it as a powerful piece of electrical equipment. You could kill someone with an iron.”
I’m good friends with the author. I have my own copy and I knit with my fuzzy balls exposed!
Ooo…there’s a whole ‘nother genre!