REVIEW: Around the Corner Crochet Borders

Around the Corner Crochet Borders
by Edie Eckman
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Storey Publishing (May 13, 2010)

Around the Corner Crochet Borders is a delightful book bursting with cute borders that you'll be itching to add to your projects - 150 different borders to be exact! 

A beautiful border adds that special finishing touch to any project, whether you visioned it from the first stitch or had an afterthought when casting off. Edgings are essentail to many popular knit and crochet items - blankets, scarves, afghans - and they just give your project that "completed" look.  It doesn't matter if you knit or crocheted the main project, a crochet border is the perfect solution for adding that final touch.

Are you tired of using the same old border over and over again?  With Around the Corner Crochet Borders, Edie Eckman comes to the rescue with 150 solutions, each more colorful and delightful than the next.  Each border pattern includes clear directions for working around a corner without breaking the pattern (essential!) and the instructions are given in both text and chart format.  Up close, detailed color photographs of each pattern turning a 90-degree corner are included, making it easy to flip through for something that catches your eye.

Borders range from the delicate to the flamboyant and there is surely something to appeal to everyone... now if I would just learn how to crochet, I'd be all set!

About the Author: Edie Eckman is the author of The Crochet Answer Book and a nationally known teacher, designer, writer, and editor in both the crochet and knitting worlds. Her designs and techniques have been published in a variety of magazines and booklets. She lives in Waynesboro, Virginia.

CONTEST! How would you like to win your very own copy of Around the Corner Crochet Borders? To enter, simply choose to Follow This Blog publicly if you don't already (see "Followers" on the right hand side bar), then leave a comment here telling me what your go-to crochet border is. To get an extra entry, send your friends here to enter and be sure to have them mention your name. Winner will be selected by random number generator and must be a follower of Lapdog Creations in order to win. Deadline for entries is Tuesday, June 22 at midnight. So get those referrals coming in ... blog, Tweet, Facebook and text away!

Red Bandana Day

Sue and her pack over at The Portuguese Water Blog have declared today Red Bandana Day.  Hop on over and take a look at over 100 pets from 6 continents!  We kept forgetting were so crazy busy that we didn't get around to posing for our shots until last night, so we had to send Sue some camera phone photos.  After we got those off, I snapped some more...

Zeus showing he's the real model of the house...



Lola rocking the Little Red Riding Hood look... if only she had a cape!



Teutul doing his Bret Michaels impersonation...

 

Sophie the cowgirl...



We hope everyone has a Happy Red Bandana Day!  Come back tomorrow and we just might show you our outtake photos!  Doggy parents stay tuned for some great upcoming reviews!  The 4-legged taste testers are playing catch up checking out several new treats that they will be sharing with you and your pack through some giveaways!

Wordless after 15 Years

Happy Wordless Wednesday!

Today is also our Anniversary... love you babe!

Monday Knitting

Monday already?  Where does the weekend fly away to?  At least I was able to spend some time knitting... although it did involve a little frogging as well.

I started this Multnomah on size 4 needles, but opted to frog it and restart with size 5's.  Yarn is Gypsyknits Merino Fingering in Merry Men of Sherwood Forest colorway.  Picture above was taken pre-frogging...

I finally cast on my Montego Bay Scarf and am loving it...

I'm using Skacel Meditation yarn in the 023 colorway, which just so happens to be my Lapdog Creations logo colors.  This wasn't planned... I actually bought the yarn well over a year ago.  I'm absolutely loving how its working up and the lavendar scent is lovely. 

As for socks... yea, I still have a few pairs OTN.  The Duckies being the most recently cast on (although not worked on in quite awhile)...

So, you see... I really do knit!  Many of you have been diving into spinning lately and while I adore the look of handspun and knitting with it, I don't think I'll ever venture to the dark side.  There are just not enough hours in the day (not to mention there is just too much dog hair in my house)!

Side note... I've just added Amazon widgets to my site.  This will make it easier for you to purchase books that you read about in my reviews going forward, as well as allow you to see Amazon recommended books and such.  Enjoy!    

Duck, Duck Goose... Part 2!

Happy Friday! It's kind of like dejavu around here.  Last night I spotted the same family of geese on my way home.  Of course I had to stop again and take more photos.



It's as if we're becoming friends...

Aren't the adorable?  I noticed the woman who's lawn they were on last week didn't quite think so.  She was making weird cackling noises out her window at them when they crossed the road onto her lawn last night.  At least I think she was cackling at them and not me!

 
My blogger posting layout has changed a little.  This box is now much more high-tech than the old form.  Hopefully that means it's easier to place photos and text... (ETA: nope, it's more of a PITA than anything...)

I'll leave you today with the usual Friday Fill-Ins...

1. Charlotte, NC is my favorite place to travel to.

2. When I think about my childhood, I often remember my Nana.

3. Loyalty makes for a good friend.

4. The wind in the trees, the rain on my skin, time to run inside!

5. Coming upon an entire family of geese on the side of the road is so exciting!

6. My best friend knows that I don't hide my true feelings.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a great night with friends, tomorrow my plans include knitting and Sunday, I want to see the first kart race of the season... that is, if we don't get rain!

Enjoy your weekend and remember, always look two ways before crossing the road!
 

Dog Invents Double Bed

Happy Dogs on Thursday... which means we're one step closer to Friday and the weekend! Woo hoo!

If you only stop by on DOT, please take a minute to scroll back to the Paws Gourmet review - wonderful Made in the USA treats for your pooch! Plus, stay tuned for upcoming reviews of not one, but two great New Hampshire based companies, Think Pawsitive Dog Snacks and Casey Jones Bones, as well as reviews and giveaways of PupCakes 2 Go and Zuke's treats! The Lapdogs are very excited to be busy at work these days... and when working not so hard, they've been enjoying the holiday week...

Lola was smiling pretty and minding her own business when her little brother had to come and pester her...

Which prompted a little doggy wrestling...

Teutul saying "Who me? Wasn't me... can't prove anything... oh wait, there's photographic evidence!?!?!?! Well... maybe..."

Sophie just being herself... she's glad it's almost Friday too!

Zeus showing off his entrepreneurial skills... since one XL dog bed is clearly not enough for a well deserving big guy like himself, he invented the double doggy bed... all on his own!

He was quite pleased with himself and how he managed to push them together to form such an inventive super-sized bed...

Happy almost weekend!

CONTEST WINNER! Toe-up 2-at-a-Time Socks

Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter to win a copy of Toe-up 2-at-a-Time Socks... an extra special thanks to all of the new followers of Lapdog Creations! Drumroll please...

... and the winner is Barbara! Congratulations and I hope you have fun with this book! Please email me your mailing address.

If you didn't win, please stay tuned for some upcoming reviews that will also include giveaways, including Around the Corner Crochet Borders, PupCakes 2 Go and Zuke's dog treats.