Litsy

February reading wrap. A very slow month.
Rebecca the #booksnake only got 4 new stripes this month after a whopping 10 last month.

Bookzombie I‘m loving Rebecca. Can‘t wait to see how long she is by end of year! 🙂 1w

49 likes1 comment

MaleficentBookDragon

Granny-Square Crochet | Catherine Hirst

And because I can‘t just do one thing…. I‘m jumping on the bandwagon.
In addition to Rebecca the knittted #booksnake, I‘m #crocheting granny squares in the colors of each book cover of the books I read this year. I‘ve always wanted a colorful scrappy granny square #bookblanket and I figured this was a great way to do it. #hookersoflitsy #bookblanket2025 #litsycrafters

Balibee146 Awesome.... I crocheted a little 40 years ago.... I tried to follow a YouTube total beginner granny square tutorial last week.... Lol... Didn't go well. These are lovely. 1mo

ChaoticMissAdventures That is an amazing idea! How much fun! 1mo

julesG Noooooo, why??? Now I want to make Granny Squares too. But I have seven (7!!!) works-in-progress lying around. 1mo

See All 15 Comments

marleed I love this idea so much! 1mo

AmyG This is fabulous. I wish I could crochet. 1mo

Deblovestoread 😍😍😍 1mo

Aims42 This is a fun idea!! 1mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon @AmyG oh, I‘m not very good. I‘ve attempted crochet for over 40 years with no luck, but now I‘m starting get some things. And I enjoy doing it even if they don‘t look great. 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon @Balibee146 I learned a lot from Fiber Flux on YouTube. @fiberflux?si=rpW9Z77Feze4CSer" rel="nofollow" target="_top">https://youtube.com/@fiberflux?si=rpW9Z77Feze4CSer 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon @julesG I‘m right there with you. I keep wanting to start new things but haven‘t finished any of my wips. 1mo

BookishMadHatter It's already looking great. I have a blanket started with granny squares using scrap yarn, one that's using cotton scraps thats Granny stitch and double crochet, and then my book blanket that I make doing one row per book based on length lol 1mo

BookBelle84 I'm currently in a learn to crochet class just for this purpose! 1mo

kwmg40 That's such a great idea! 1mo

Amiable What a fabulous idea! I used to know how to crochet but have gotten rusty. I should take a class to learn again. 1mo

66 likes15 comments

MaleficentBookDragon

Introvert Doodles: An Illustrated Collection of Life's Awkward Moments | Maureen "Marzi" Wilson

pick

Rebecca the #booksnake is sporting 10 stripes now (I actually frogged her and started her body over and am much happier). This is everything I read in January.
#knittersoflitsy #bookspin #doublespin #christiescapers #AgathaChristieClubR3 #litsycrafters
@thearomaofbooks

Deblovestoread I am not a fan of snakes but Rebecca is looking good! 1mo

kspenmoll Love your snake!!!! 1mo

Aims42 This is soooo cool!! 💚 1mo

See All 14 Comments

Librarybelle Awesome!!! 1mo

TiredLibrarian What a great idea! 1mo

maich I love it😍 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Sooo adorable!! So are you changing colors based on genre, or based on how much you liked the book, or some other parameter? 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon @TheAromaofBooks I‘m changing colors by genre. I have a key that I made to go by. This photo is not great color-wise because thrillers are actually a dark teal while mysteries are a forest green. I do have a fun sparkly yarn that I‘ll add to any 5 ⭐️ books,but I haven‘t read any yet this year. 1mo

Meshell1313 Soo cool! Love it! 😍 1mo

Zuhkeeyah I found a crochet pattern (because I don't know how to knit) and I plan to make a book snake as well! Rebecca has inspired me. 1mo

TheAromaofBooks SO fun!!! 1mo

janeycanuck So fun! I started singing “Rebecca the book snake has ten stripes, Rebecca the book snake has ten stripes, Rebecca the book snake has ten stripes so go Rebecca go!” to the tune of Alice the Camel. I need less sugar, I think 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon @janeycanuck 😹😹😹 🐍 That is fantastic! And now in my head. 🤪 1mo

janeycanuck @MaleficentBookDragon I am here to serve 🤪🤪🤪 1mo

79 likes14 comments

MaleficentBookDragon

Memoirs Of A Book Snake | David Meyer

For those of you interested in knitting a #booksnake, the instagrammer who inspired mine has released a pattern for one!
https://ravel.me/the-book-snake
She is bookaroundfindout on IG

#litsycrafters #knittersoflitsy

https://www.instagram.com/bookaroundfindout?igsh=aW96ZHdrZzg2Z3Ey

Kitta, CatLass007

Yuki_Onna It's so cute! 1mo

lil1inblue What a lovely idea! 😍 1mo

CatLass007 I don‘t knit but I have friends who read and knit with whom I will share the link. 1mo

See All 13 Comments

Kitta Oh yay! That‘s great I‘ll save it to my ravelry. 1mo

Kitta Is the magic loop method hard? I usually use dpns but I don‘t have the right size right now. 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon @Kitta I cannot used DPNs. I am not coordinated enough. I used to do magic loop but I tended to get laddering. I found a great alternative. I use FlexiFlips. They are the best of both. I use them for all small circumference knitting. https://youtu.be/IgzMgqT-2Qs 1mo

Kitta @MaleficentBookDragon oooh I‘ll check those out! 1mo

MaleficentBookDragon @Kitta they are not cheap but I love them. I‘ve also used HiyaHiya Flyers. The metal ones are SHARP, if you like sharper tips. If you get them let me know if you like them. They were a game changer for me. 1mo

CatLass007 A friend of mine uses circular needles for everything. No DPNs, no regular knitting needles, whatever those are called. Just the circular ones. Which I have a hard time remembering not to say the round ones. 3w

Kitta @MaleficentBookDragon I wonder if they come in bamboo too or would that be too flexible a material? I prefer bamboo needles generally and a blunter tip lol. My old dpns are wood but I stepped on two and broke them! 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3w

Kitta @MaleficentBookDragon I just checked and addi makes bamboo ones! Edit: So does Hiyahiya! (edited) 3w

MaleficentBookDragon @Kitta oh yes. I have both. Addi will be a bit blunter. It seems Hiya Hiya likes really sharp tips. I hope you like them.🤞 3w

Kitta @MaleficentBookDragon the only sharp tips I have are my Chiaogoos and they‘re metal, which I found I didn‘t like. So slippery for what I was doing. So maybe I‘ll like sharp tips if they‘re bamboo? I‘m not sure. I‘ll probably try the addi ones first. 3w

56 likes13 comments

MaleficentBookDragon

Road of Bones | Christopher Golden

so-so

So with my January #doublespin finished, Rebecca gets her second stripe of the year.
(adding a tongue makes her look a little less goose-like to me😊)
#knittersoflitsy #booksnake #litsycrafters

CatLass007 Booksnake? Love it! I don‘t knit. I tried but I had so many crochet projects going that I never had time to practice knitting. Where on earth did you find the pattern? I definitely think the addition of a tongue was the right choice. 2mo

Prairiegirl_reading She‘s cute!! 2mo

MaleficentBookDragon @CatLass007
My inspiration https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4JSt_VvWUv/?igsh=ZTZja3Fk... I used a free pattern on Ravelry for the head- Sweet Little Snake https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sweet-little-snake 2mo

See All 7 Comments

sarahbarnes Such a cool idea! 2mo

CatLass007 Wow! 2mo

Butterfinger Do the stripes indicate genre? Brilliant! 2mo

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo

73 likes7 comments

MaleficentBookDragon

I Hate Fairyland Vol. 2: Fluff My Life | Skottie Young

so-so

This was okay; not as funny as the first one for me.

And meet Rebeca, the Literary Danger Noodle, with her first book stripe of the year.

And yes, I do see now that she looks a little like a goose from the side. 😔

#booksnake #knittersoflitsy #litsycrafters

Larkken 😍 I almost started making one of these book snakes too but did a pivot to a dif craft. I can‘t wait to see your dangernoodle progress 2mo

Bookwormjillk That‘s awesome 👏 2mo

MaleficentBookDragon @Butterfinger these are the genre colors for my snake (though it‘s early enough that I‘m still tweaking them; I‘m never satisfied with my crafts and art.🙈) 2mo

Butterfinger I love it. And, you are knitting in the round. Just love it. 2mo

70 likes4 comments

MaleficentBookDragon

Knitlandia: A Knitter Sees the World | Clara Parkes

This year I‘m planning on knitting a reading snake. I think I‘ll call her Rebecca.
#readingdangernoodle #booksnake #knittersoflitsy

My inspiration https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4JSt_VvWUv/?igsh=ZTZja3FkZGZoZm1r

mrp27 Neat! 2mo

ShananigansReads I wish I had the talent for this. Tried to learn to crochet last year so I could make a genre blanket. It did not go well. lol 2mo

RaeLovesToRead Reading danger noodle!!! 🥰🥰 2mo

See All 6 Comments

Soubhiville I can‘t wait to watch it grow! 2mo

Megara Thank you for sharing this! I went to see Leroy the snake and I am obsessed. I hope they post a reading snake pattern so I can join the fun. 😍 2mo

MaleficentBookDragon @Megara I'm modifying the free Sweet Little Snake pattern on Ravelry. https://ravel.me/sweet-little-snake 2mo

69 likes6 comments

alisonrose

The Queen of Nothing (The Folk of the Air #3) | Holly Black

After filming my unboxing (it‘s pretty amateur, LOL, but you can watch it over on Instagram if you want! I‘m alisonrose711 over there) for the @owlcrate limited edition box for #thequeenofnothing I just couldn‘t wait to actually read the book, and I have a feeling I might just blow through the whole thing today. (Also, hi #booksnake! 🐍)
.
.
.
#nowreading

hermyknee I watched your unboxing video on IG. Loved it! 5y

alisonrose @hermyknee Thanks!!! I did my best, LOL. It was a really great box! 5y

32 likes2 comments

Welcome to Litsy!

Trending Hashtags

Trending Books