a href=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/faeriefurballs/2073468875/” title=”Brier Rose Scarflette by The Fabled Needle, on Flickr”img src=”http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2065/2073468875_2b2d539d34_o.jpg” alt=”Brier Rose Scarflette” height=”585″ width=”400″ //abr /br /I’m noticing a theme here in my last 2 blog posts!br /br /I’m very excited to announce that the book a href=”http://www.amazon.com/Anticraft-Knitting-Stitching-Slightly-Sinister/dp/1600610307/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8amp;s=booksamp;qid=1196358235amp;sr=1-1″ target=”_blank”Anticraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister/a is out on stores shelves now! (It came out early, I just found out.) I’ve been span style=”font-style: italic;”patiently/span waiting for my free copy but when I heard it was already out, I couldn’t wait.br /br /The photography is edgy and non-cheesy and there are many great patterns inside. I’m still deciding what my favorites are. I wasn’t sure what to expect, considering those mischievous peeps over at Anticraft.br /br /And the span style=”font-weight: bold;”most important part/span of the whole thing, my pattern! It was inspired by Sleepy Beauty. (And some of you may notice that I like thorny briers – check out my a href=”http://www.fablehandmadegoods.etsy.com/” target=”_blank”etsy shop banner/a) I sent this in about a year ago, while still living in San Francisco.br /br /The scarflette looks pretty against the blue – it’s so amazing to see it for-reals published. If only you could see the little “thorns” better. But otherwise, no complaints here.br /br /Yay!

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R0ze0ZSMq5I/AAAAAAAAAEk/_pewAq91MoQ/s1600-h/poisonapplescarflette-web.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_M5dKBd5_Vfk/R0ze0ZSMq5I/AAAAAAAAAEk/_pewAq91MoQ/s400/poisonapplescarflette-web.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137726266644671378″ border=”0″ //abr /I’ve been trying to get this pattern out, like, FOREVER, and I’m slowly wrapping things up.br /br /span style=”font-style: italic;”What would Snow White wear if she got a little chilly? Hmmm…/spanbr /br /This pattern is pretty simple. I’m not so much into fancy lace stitches, I’m more interested in the form of a piece. Magnolias, acorns…and now apples!br /br /I’ve just posted in Crochetville a call for testers and I thought I’d ask some of you lovely readers. br /br /strikePlease email me at jennifer [AT] fablehandmadegoods [DOT] com if you are interested. Thanks!/strike span style=”font-style:italic;”Thanks to all who have offered to test this pattern!/span