Book recommendations and reviews August

Here are my book recommendations and reviews for August. I love to read and I've started keeping a list every month along with a reading journal, here are m reviews and recommendations.  There's a range of different novels. My Goodreads goal is to read 152 books, currently (as at end of August) I've read about 117. I set a goal to read 2 fiction books every week so 8 books this month but I read 10 instead. My other goal is to read 2 non-fiction books in a month but like last month I didn't finish reading any non-fiction books. 

Tutorial on how to do a knitted cast on

The knitted cast on was the first one I learn how to do when I first started knitting.  It is quite a good cast on as it doesn't unravel like a long tail cast on can if you drop a stitch on the first row, perfect for learning how to knit.  Though it can be slower than a long tail cast on. In this tutorial, you will learn how to do a slip knot and how to do a knitted cast on step by step.   

What's that stitch - beaded rib

Welcome to what's that stitch series! This is a pretty rib that adds a different texture to the rib. Learn what beaded rib is, how to do beaded rib and a few project ideas for using this stitch along with our handy stitch cards.