Discover realm after realm of mysterious knitting as Cat Bordhi takes you on a guided tour on beyond conventional sock knitting. Here, socks begin as a journey along the highway of your imagination, emerging in ways both amazing and beautiful from between your needles. Which should surprise no one -- after all, Cat is the knitter who introduced us all to the magic of Moebius knitting. For Cat, it is a short yet mighty leap of imagination from riding the Moebius Highway to considering what might happen if you approached the shape of your sock from unprecidented angles and in deliciously unexpected ways. (Hint: Magically mysterious knitting will unfold before your eyes and between your needles.)

Seriously, New Pathways is a not-to-be-missed adventure for any knitter, with or without sock knitting experience. We have seen many of the models Cat created for New Pathways and can assure you that there is nothing but knitting joy between the covers of this new book. Once you try out this new "sockitecture", you'll never look back. Suddenly, the world, or at least your foot, will become your knitting playground. Be prepared to romp and frolic with Cat as you find new pathway after new pathway.

Cat's Magical Markers, designed by Cat especially to accompany her New Pathways for Sock Knitters, are here.

We have many of the yarns Cat uses in New Pathways, too!

Fleece Artist Merino 2/6 is here
Fleece Artist Sea Wool is here
Hand Maiden Sea Silk can be found here
Fleece Artist Kid Aran awaits you here
Nature's Palette Fingering Merino is here.

I cannot more strongly express my delight and excitement over your knitting book, A TREASURY OF MAGICAL KNITTING. After so many long years of the ordinary in the world of knitting texts, you have provided me with renewed vigor and almost compulsive interest with the contents of your book. Every pattern revives my anxious fervor to make it whether I have someone to give it to or not.

Nino M Esposito

A Treasury of Magical Knitting instantly became one of my oldest and best knitting friends. I've hardly put it down since it arrived and will bet that you won't tuck it neatly away on your bookshelves, either.

Cat Bordhi has done nothing less than blaze a new trail in knitting -- a trail that leads along pathways amazing, tantalizing, exciting and, yes, deep and meditative. She takes us far into the fascinating world of the Moebius, that truly magical form that has only one side and two dimensions, yet appears in our three dimensional world.

Cat plunged into the Moebius and has emerged with a knitting technique that is as magical as the form itself. It begins with a new sort of casting on -- using a long, coiled circular needle! Then, on the first round the stitches magically double; voila!, you are immersed in the center of a Moebius, knitting along, discovering that your creation is proceeding from the center outwards, toward both edges (which you discover are only one edge) at once.

And, here's another piece of magic: the result of your joyous creation (we certainly can't call this "labor") is one of the most elegant pieces of clothing imaginable. These scarves, hats, capes, evening shawls, and more are beautiful, stunning even, and will look great on anyone who wears them. Once you've begun, you'll find that you're inventing your own original Moebius and discovering your own new ways of emerging with a finished product that is as much a pleasure to wear as it was to create.

A Treasury of Magical Knitting is the sort of knitting book that sets my hands tingling, so eager are they to get started with the next magical project. Whether you treat yourself to the world's most scrumptous knitting, or give it to a teen who has lost interest in the craft (or better still, leave it lying around for them to find themselves), you will love what the Moebius can do!

Cat Bordhi is also the author of A Second Treasury of Magical Knitting (below), Treasure Forest - the best juvenile fiction I've read in years, and Socks Soar on Two Circular Needles, below.

The adventure continues - and felting is the focus!

I have loved playing with and thinking about Moebius strips since I first learned about them at about age 9. Cat has made it possible for me to find them magically appearing between my knitting needles, and then to watch as they transform into all manner of things I never thought they could be -- well, it really is better than chocolate! The Second Treasury takes us deeper into the world of magical forms, and introduces us to baskets, bags, hats and, oh, so much more -- all created from a two-dimensional form that has somehow contrived to enter our three-dimensional world. Oh my!

A Second Treasury of Magical Knitting has left me nearly breathless with inspiration and amazement.  A quick glance sent shivers up my spine; a closer look had me seeking needles and yarn, eager to explore the captivating magical creations. This delightful book is the stuff of knitters' dreams -- bold, breakthrough techniques and cutting-edge, delicious designs, all within any knitter's reach. 

This isn't just knitting at its best -- this is life at its best!

Cat Bordhi's first book has changed the landscape of handknitting socks. I'm someone who has never really minded using 4 or 5 double pointed needles to knit small items in the round; on the other hand, I have never really looked forward to it, either. Never once in my knitting experience have I gone out of my way to find an excuse to use double pointed needles. Needless to say, my interest in knitting socks was minimal at best.

All that has changed now: In addition to enticing me with terrific designs, Cat's technique, which replaces the 4 or 5 double pointed needles with 2 circular needles, makes sock knitting fun, fast and much, much easier to do well. Her instructions are crystal clear and well-illustrated and her techniques are elegant and sure.

Additionally, she is very, very funny to read -- the only trouble I had when trying to follow her instructions was that it's hard to keep track of where you are when you are laughing so much. However, even with that challenge, I did manage to move forward and can now zip along through a pair of socks as though I've always known how.

Cat Bordhi is also the author of Treasure Forest, the best juvenile fiction I've read in years, A Treasury of Magical Knitting, and A Second Treasury of Magical Knitting.

The BEST juvenile fiction to come along in years -- really! Cat Bordhi's wonderful novel for young adult readers, Treasure Forest, is a great story you can share with the young people in your life. Knitting and spinning dance through the plot, as a mother spins and knits a yellow sock with a tree design, desperately hoping to draw her daughter back home from the forest, while the brother knits a tree house directly into a tall tree for the same purpose, and a mysterious wise woman teaches the missing girl to spin a timeless connection with those she loves. Patterns for the yellow sock and a matching sock bookmark are available on Cat’s web site. Hardbound, dust-jacketed.