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Because Everybody Needs More Baby Knitting Books, Right?

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Kim is getting these cuties!

This week’s giveaway is of two little baby knitting booklets from Leisure Arts:

Cute & Cozy Sweaters and Blankets by Starla Kramer has four sweater patterns and matching blanket patterns — the blankets are all rated easy and the sweaters intermediate because of shaping.

Adorable Baby Sweaters by Judy Lamb has six sweaters — one easy, one easy plus, three intermediate and one intermediate plus.

You can see all the patterns at the links above.  Looking for more Baby Knitting patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

If you’d like a chance to win these, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, June 4 (though honestly I’ll be on vacation then so go ahead and enter all the giveaways you want for as long as you want until I get back June 11). I’d love to know the last thing you knit for a baby. I recently finished a gigantic baby blanket I started in 2007 (insert eye roll here).

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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  2. The last thing I knitted for a baby was a hat for a couple at church. I would love to win these books for a lady at my knit group. She knits for babies all the time.

  3. I would like to win these as I need to vary my baby patterns. Thank you for the giveaway chance

  4. Since I’m at the stage of life where babies (of the ‘grand’ sort) are making their arrival, these books would be a wonderful addition to my library! As for what I’ve created recently – just finished making some photography prop outfits out of mohair for the baby photo business being run by my son and daughter-in-love.

  6. I am just finishing up my 3rd baby blanket. Just taught myself to knit last summer and I am addicted! Thanks!

  7. I am knitting a baby sweater right now for an upcoming baby shower. I had search online for baby sweater patterns they are hard to find in our area. Even Joann’s only had patterns for hats.

  8. The last gifts I made for a special baby were a ripple blanket, a wee teddy bear, and some lovely shoes. They were loved much. Have a nice vacation.

  9. The last thing I finished for my niece’s baby was a blanket. I am now working on a couple of baby hats.

  10. I made a cardigan for my 2 year old grandson and starting a woven blanket for his brother who is joining the family in September

  12. I’m knitting baby cardigans for a friend to sell on behalf of our local hospice.

Have you read?

Book Review: Knitovation Stitch Dictionary

There’s always room for more stitch dictionaries on your shelf, but Andrea Rangel’s Knitovation Stitch Dictionary is unlike those stitch pattern books you might already own. That’s because this one is full of colorwork stitch patterns rather than textured stitches, lace or cables, so the designs are ripe for adding to hats, sweaters and other projects with a stockinette stitch background. 

The book starts with a quick introduction to knitting colorwork that’s also unlike what you’ve probably seen before, because it’s less about the colors themselves and more about the kinds of fibers you choose, how the yarn is prepared and the gauge you’re working at and how those things all change the look of a design. 

Most of the book is filled with motif designs and swatches. The motifs were designed and named by Andrea’s husband Sean, who is an artist and brings a bit of whimsy to the designs. 

You’ll find some classic looking leaves and flowers, mosaics and waves, but also rubber ducks, penguins, puzzle pieces, cherries and cows, snails and teapots, eyeballs and chess pieces, to name a few. Many of the designs also have funny names, like a fish named toilet bound, or cats in suits called corporate fat cat.

Of course you can use the designs in any way you want on any project you like, but there are also three patterns in the book — for a hat, a sweater and a pair of fingerless gloves — plus discussion of how the motifs were added, adjusting patterns for a different size or gauge, and adding your own motifs. 

If you like adding a bit of colorwork to otherwise plain projects that other people have designed, or you’re ready to start making your own designs with fun motifs, this book is a great place to start. The fun and funny motifs are sure to inspire you to want to pick up your needles and add a little more color to your projects. 

About the book: 160 pages, hardcover, 150+ motifs and three knitting patterns. Published 2023 by Interweave, suggested retail $28.