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My mediocre knitting skills and I LOVE to flip through the pages of knitting books and imagine "what if"! With Twinkle Big City Knits I was not only oggling some of the chicest designs around--I was knitting them--and quick. Plus there is a cute dog in the book--hard to beat!
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This book is absolutely beautiful and a must read. I have recently lost my grandmother, and young Oskars insights made so much sense to me at this tender time. By the last page I was left with a mess of tears and a heart more open than it has been in a long time. Be prepared to appreciate people in a whole new way!
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Twinkle's Big City Knits: Thirty-One Chunky-Chic Designs by Wenlan Chia
dlpasquin, June 23, 2009
My mediocre knitting skills and I LOVE to flip through the pages of knitting books and imagine "what if"! With Twinkle Big City Knits I was not only oggling some of the chicest designs around--I was knitting them--and quick. Plus there is a cute dog in the book--hard to beat!(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
dlpasquin, June 13, 2008
This book is absolutely beautiful and a must read. I have recently lost my grandmother, and young Oskars insights made so much sense to me at this tender time. By the last page I was left with a mess of tears and a heart more open than it has been in a long time. Be prepared to appreciate people in a whole new way!(7 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)