Once you have your wool and your sharp pointy things made of birch or bamboo or plastic or metal or whatever, you are ready to start knitting! So, what will you make? Something easy-peasy that can be tossed off in an hour? Or an extra-large Aran bobble sweater that will use up 100 skeins of yarn and take two lifetimes to complete?

The choice is yours. Some people even choose to break away from convention, and create their own patterns, making truly unique, one-of-a-kind items for themselves and their loved ones.

Personally, we here at Sinensis.ca are a lot of lazy buggers when it comes to recreation, so we almost always choose easier, faster and smaller projects.

Here are a few of our favorite Patterns for Lazy Buggers.
(Hint: try clicking on the left sidebar for random "surprise!" pattern links)

Knit Wit: 30 Easy and Hip Projects (Spiral-bound) by Amy R Singer

Hollywood Knits (teaches continental knitting, uses big needles) by Suss Cousins

Puppyknits (doggie designs! aww!) by Jil Eaton

Dyeing to Knit (more about yarn than knitting, but whatever) by Elaine Ekesen

The Baby Knits Book (babies are small, small projects are good, therefore, this book must be good) by Debbie Bliss

Toy Knits: More Than 30 Irresistible and Easy-to-Knit Patterns (I can think of no reason why you would not want your own knitted rabbit or sheep toy) by Debbie Bliss

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Since knitting has become cool again, a number of extremely hip books have burst onto the scene. Debbie Stoller’s 'Stitch ‘N Bitch Nation' may have been the first, but is by no means the last.
A quick checklist for your potential knitting book purchase is as follows: is it sassy? funky? upbeat? written in English? does it use big needles? too much knitting in the round? has anyone dropped it in the bathtub?
     
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