I mentioned the book One-Skein Wonders recently in a post about a scarf I made using one of the patterns in the book.

I love this book. I enjoy knitting, but I’m not as good at it as, say, my mom, so if I’m going to finish a project, it usually has to be something that is either quick, easy, or both. This means that project using a single skein of yarn are perfect for me – scarves, little bags, and things like that. This book is full of them, and there are several that are on my “to do someday” list.

The other reason I love this book is that I have a lot of single balls of yarn. I’m kind of cheap when it comes to non-jewelry craft supplies, and really nice yarn is expensive – so sometimes I’ll splurge on one ball of a nice yarn, but I can’t justify buying enough for a sweater (even if I did have the skill and patience to knit myself a sweater). So now I have lots of ideas for things to make with my assorted balls of yarn. It’s basically the perfect knitting book for me.