The Broken Circle is the first book in the Potluck Yarn trilogy by Cheryl Potter. Combining Fantasy with fiber, and including patterns to guide young readers in making the magical garments worn by the characters, Potter spins a tale redolent with magic and layered with themes of friendship, loyalty, good vs. evil, the value of natural resources, the meaning and texture of courage, and even mortality. Follow the twelve knitting witches through adventures fraught with mayhem and mischief and knit your way through 21 patters as the Potluck witches seek to save their world. Twenty Years have passed since the fire beneath the great dyepot was lit and the circle was complete. Now, the folk of the Middlelands face a danger worse than any can remember. Darkness and chaos threaten to destroy the delicate balance of the natural world, and the magic of the dye crystals that have always been a way of life and a great source of power for the people has been outlawed. Readers age 11 and up will find themselves engrossed by this fanciful cross-over tale of magic and mayhem.

The Broken Circle: Yarns of the Knitting Witches (Potluck Yarn Trilogy, Book 1)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Cheryl Potter

Crafts & Hobbies

Potter Press

This workbook contains a single page of exercises for each of the book's twenty chapters, as well as for the prologue. The goal is to provide readers with a supplementary learning tool and to empower teachers and parents to participate in the reading process. Each individual page contains four sections that challenge the student in the following areas: 1) Critical Reading - This section includes three questions that can be used to verify that the student has read and absorbed the basic material in the chapter. 2) Analytical Reasoning - The two thought-provoking questions in this section are designed to elicit subjective, well-considered answers that validate the student's comprehension of character motivation, intent, and the overall storyline of the book. 3) Discussion Prompt - There is an open-ended query regarding social, ethical, or moral topics raised in the chapter. 4) Vocabulary - The vocabulary section lists five words used in the chapter, along with appropriate definitions and the context in which each word appears in the text. The student is asked to use each word in an original sentence. Note that the definitions are mostly taken from WordNet, an open-source lexical database developed by Princeton University. A few are derived from dictionary.com and other resources.

The Broken Circle Yarns of the Knitting Witches

Secrets of the Lost Caves: Student Workbook

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Continuing the adventure begun in The Broken Circle, Secrets of the Lost Caves starts just as the Circle of Twelve is complete, but it is soon broken again and the desperate race to find the Lost Caves and unlock the Secrets of the Crystal Caverns begins. Who will discover it first? The Dark Queen and her Kindred Spirit? The party of Six plus One with addled Lavender Mae as their guide? Or Aubergine, the Potluck Queen with the help of Second Sight Sierra and Trader turned Teal? We soon learn that Mamie Verde has not drifted peacefully to the Land of Dreams, but is reborn high above the lost city of old Tigeria, deep within the Northland Glacier to assume guardianship of the Ancients, twenty years too late. And in the war torn Middlelands, nothing is certain but the power of the Fire and Ice Shawl, the need to make the amethyst necklace whole and the necessity of possessing both halves of the Skell of House Crystal Keep. Follow the continuing adventures of the Fossick boys and knitting witches as they journey north to the windswept Out Crops to ally with Hed Clansmen and lift the curse of the Glacier Born in an attempt to reawaken the Magic of Men.

Secrets of the Lost Caves (Potluck Yarn Trilogy 2)

Does lace have to be knit on size 0 needles and take years to complete? No! Let this primer on knitted lace put any worries to rest. Go from a skein of fiber to a fantastic finished piece with this unique approach. Simple techniques, helpful hints, and an extraordinary palette of colorways will inspire you to play with the possibilities of hand-painted yarns.
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<li>Create over a dozen scarves and shawls that guarantee no hassles with fitting or shaping--one size fits all</li>
<li>Have fun with an incredible variety of exotic textures, colors, and fibers</li>
<li>Catch on to techniques quickly with a bounty of specialized tips for patterns from beginning to advanced</li>
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Lavish Lace: Knitting with Hand-Painted Yarns

Carol Rasmussen Noble

Martingale