A nice rainy day can be just the ticket for getting things done. Two weeks into school and I’ve given up my Summer lovin and am ready for a nice Fall cool down. I want to do some knitting!
A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
Such a great book choice! I love the Betsy-Tacy-Tib series.
i LOVE the book cover in that photo! is it an old book? i’ve never heard of that series. of course i have boys, not girls, so that might be the reason.
That’s my favorite series from when I was a child. And that is such a lovely image.
I HAUNT book sales for Betsy books of this vintage and have never found one. How do you do it? So pristine!
Oh, to be Betsy! I read the series over and over and introduce it to my fifth graders as well. What a wonderful world Mrs. Lovelace created!
The Betsy-Tacy books are one of my all-time favorites. I never get tired of reading them.
I have to admit, it took me all summer to read The Passage. I gave it a C+. I’m waaay more into my new book by the author of The Time Traveler’s Wife… I forget what it’s called tho. 🙂
I love that afghan (?) in the photo. It makes me want to pull out my knitting needles too. Or, rather, my BIG knitting needles. I’ve been knitting socks all summer.
I finished The Passage about a month ago. I totally didn’t know it was a series. I guess I’m sucked in now.
my mom knit that! isn’t it pretty 🙂
yes, old! it’s part of the betsy tacy series by maud hart lovelace
http://www.amazon.com/Betsy-Tacy-Books-Maud-Hart-Lovelace/dp/0064400972
I love Betsy-Tacy! What a great cover. I actually named my oldest daughter Tacy after Tacy Kelly and would have named the others Betsy and Tib if my husband didn’t think I was crazy.
I love the Betsy Tacy books. Seek out the Milly Molly Mandy books for a similarly sweet book series beloved by British children.
I love Maud Hart Lovelace’s books! I first found your blog as the result of a google search for “Betsy Tacy”- one of the links that came up was for photos of your Betsy doll.
Just bought the complete set of Betsy’s “grown-up” books last week.
LOVE.
Love the afghan! Any chance you can get the name of the pattern from your mom?