Don't worry if you don't hear anything from me until next year, I'm just too busy browsing through all the fabulous books I got for Christmas. Here's a list to make you all envious (and to add my book reviews later on):

• Color Works: The Crafter's Guide to Color by Deb Menz
  The first chapters look really interesting, I'm very excited about learning new things about colour and how different colours interact in a design.


• Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitter's Almanac
  I'm enjoying Zimmerman's writing style very much. She knows how to take a reader and a beginning knitter by the hand to lead them through the world of knitting. And although I've been knitting for more then 20 years now, I can still learn a lot from her.


• A Gathering of Lace by Meg Swansen
  Wow. Just wow. So many beautiful patterns: from scarfs and shawls to vests and sweaters, doilies, socks, gloves, ... And all of them beautifully photographed, too! Additionally, there's an appendix with interesting techniques (for casting on, decreasing and such). Now I'm looking for the right yarn to make one of those lacy shawls, or maybe I'll start with a pair of socks?


• The Art of Fair Isle Knitting: History, Technique, Color and Pattern by Ann Feitelson


• Simply Socks: 45 Traditional Turkish Patterns to Knit by Anna Zilboorg


• Knit One, Kill Two by Maggie Sefton
  I finished this in one night. Easy to read, interesting story, has knitting in it. But I've read a lot better crime novels, and the characters aren't fleshed out enough for my tastes. I also found the knitting content a bit boring. For someone who already knows how to knit, it's not all that interesting to read about someone's first forays into the world of knitting.


• The Illustrated Longitude by Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes
  I already know "Longitude", and it's one of my favourite books. Dava Sobel tells the story of how clockmaker William Harrison made the first clocks that could be used to determine longitude at sea so interestingly that I've read the book several times. Of course I wanted the illustrated version as soon as I heard of it, but I haven't found the time to look at it more thoroughly yet.


• Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton
  May Sarton's writing touches me. I can find myself in so many of her thoughts. It's comforting to know there are others out there who feel the same.


• Language and Sexuality by Deborah Cameron and Dan Kulick
  When I read "Verbal Hygiene" by Deborah Cameron, I knew I wanted to know more of her work. I'm looking forward to reading this book.