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Book Review – The Sassy Ladies’ Toolkit for Startup Businesses

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The Sassy Ladies toolkit for Start-up Businesses written by Michelle Girasole, Wendy Hanson and Miriam Perry RRP $16.95

This book is a must have resource guide for any woman (or guy) to have when thinking about starting their own business online or brick and mortar. The book covers everything from the moment you start “dreaming” about your business idea to the  feasibility of your dreams. Chapters cover areas like networking, marketing and other business stuff that you need to know before you get started.

It might not seem that important, but I love the fact that this book fits into my laptop bag or purse which means I was able to read it whilst having a coffee (the only 5 mins I can grab some days).

It’s easy to read with sections for writing down your own thoughts and reflections on each chapter so you don’t have to try and remember what you thought or felt.

This book is not going to make your a millionaire but it is certainly going to provide you with the tools that you will need to get your dreams to reality which as most business women know, its one of the hardest stages to conquer.

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Knit a Blanket with the Texture of a Ceiling

Knitwear designers can get inspiration from almost anything when it comes to re-creating a color scheme, an image or a texture in stitches. Sometimes the inspiration isn’t always obvious in the finished project, but sometimes it’s more literal. 

That’s the way it is with the Tin Ceiling Blanket from Purl Soho. Not just because the inspiration is in the name, but if you’ve ever seen one of these old ceilings you can see that the design of the blanket is quite similar to the pattern of the tin tiles. 

This is also a good example of the idea that you don’t have to use fancy stitch patterns or lots of color to make a big impact with your knits. This single-color blanket (designed by Gianna Mueller and inspired by a washcloth and towel set designed by Sandi Rosner) is made completely with knits and purls, other than slipped stitches at the beginning of rows to make neater edges. 

The pattern is written out row by row, but there’s also a chart, which means this project is a great opportunity to practice reading a chart where you can check your work against the written pattern if you need to. 

It comes in two sizes, a crib blanket and a throw. The yarn used in the sample is an organic cotton sold by the cone, which is a great way to get a large quantity of yarn and have fewer ends to weave in. In fact, you can knit either size of the blanket with just one cone of yarn, which isn’t inexpensive but makes you a great, sturdy, heirloom quality but still washable blanket you’ll use for years to come. (Of course you can use any sport weight yarn you like to make this blanket.)

Check out all the details and grab the free pattern from Purl Soho. 

[Photo: Purl Soho]