Cindy is the winner!
It’s my birthday today, so it seemed appropriate to offer a book all about gift knitting as the giveaway for this week.
50 Garter Stitch Gifts to Knit
is a compilation book from a large number of knitwear designers, featuring projects that are all or mostly worked in Garter Stitch or one of its variations, and all of which use Universal Yarn Deluxe Worsted.
Here you will find cowls, cardis, blankets, wraps, hats, capelets, toys, booties, scarves, slippers, booties and more (you can check out all the projects on Ravelry). Though the projects skew toward knitting for women and babies, there are some more neutral things as well and this book should cover a lot of people on your list, as well as teach you some tricks you might not have known Garter Stitch could do
If you’d like a chance to win a copy of this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Sept. 4. I’d love to know if you have a favorite birthday memory or something you love (or would love) to do to celebrate. My husband took the day off so we’re going out to breakfast after we take our daughter to school and I hope having a somewhat lazy day around prepping for her birthday (which is next Monday).
Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!
Want to learn garter stitch? Check out this tutorial on Garter stitch Knitting. We also have these articles to help you find garter stitch patterns.
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This year on my birthday, we are attending the Garden State Sheep
And Wool Festival. I’m sure that there will be birthday yarn purchases!
My favorite birthday memory is when my mother brought my birthday present to my second grade class on my birthday.
It was a Skipper doll, Barbie’s little sister. My older sister had a Barbie and Midge doll. I still have all 3 dolls at my house some 52 years later.
Happy Birthday! I usually celebrate my birthdays with yarny goodness. Hope you have a great day!
My favorite birthday memory was when my mom made me a circus merry-go-round cake. I don’t even know how old I was but I remember the cake.
I don’t necessarily have a favorite birthday memory. I just enjoy the opportunity for friends and family to get together to make more memories.
We like to make a pie instead of cake to celebrate birthdays here.
Happy day to you (and your daughter)
The best birthday for me & my kids (who are grown), is to go out to our favorite Mexican restaurant. We eat until are bellies are bursting-great fun & oh so good!
Not my favorite birthday, but I remember when no one remembered my birthday. I think I was 13, so I got out all my old saved cards to put on the mantle piece. Breakfast sounds a good idea but my husband always gets up first and makes his before I hit the shower so he never wants to do breakfast. Hope you have a good birthday.
currently i knit baby blankets for my church, would love to see new and easy patterns.
I never had a birthday party until my freshman year in college when the two upper class gals threw a party for two of us who had birthdays in November. I had parties for my kids.
for my 25th birthday, my roommates decided to throw me a surprise birthday party. The day of the party, they asked one of our neighbors to take me on an “errand” with him to get me out of the apartment. while we were running the errand, we ran into one of his friends who was throwing a BBQ and invited us to it, so we went to it. my neighbor had forgotten he was supposed to bring me back for my party. I ended up missing my party…lol
The birthdays I love best are the ones where I get to see all our grands at once and have a picnic.
Happy Birthday.
One year I was working on my birthday. The manager said I should take a break, maybe outside since the weather was especially nice. Outside was my best friend and his great Dane, both in tuxs with birthday cake and balloons. He’d set it all up with my boss. Just the thoughtfulness of it.
My best birthday memory was when we had a surprise bbq, for my adult daughter. We surprised her alright but the best surprise was the look on her face when she realize that we were grilling burgers on her new grill.
Happy birthday. I have no specific happy memory just lots! Thank you for the giveaway chance
Happy Birthday. I’ll share this memory: A few years ago I left the house for a walk on what I expected to be a completely forgotten birthday, since I’d carefully been keeping mum on the subject. Half a block from home I found a $20 bill. Turned the corner and got a free chiropractic adjustment and massage from a newly opened office. Got home and found I’d won a free movie ticket. What a wonderful birthday – lots of surprise gifts, all without anyone reminding me I was a year older.
Who doesn’t love the garter stitch. Great carry along projects.
I would love to try the garter stitch projects, even though my birthday is mot until December. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you
My favorite birthday memory was my 35th when I got to tell my guests I was expecting .
Some of my favorite birthday memories are the “from scratch” cakes my mother made for me.
Happy Birthday, Sarah! Since my birthday is on Christmas day, my parents chose a day before then to celebrate my birthday so I would still feel special.
Happy birthday! We are celebrating my birthday a little early with a trip to Switzerland. Cheese and Chocolate, what more could you want?
Happy Birthday Sarah!
My kids always make my birthdays memorable.
Book looks like so much fun.
Thanks for the giveaway!
My birthday is in January, less than 2 weeks after Christmas. My parents always made a special effort to recognize that my birthday was not an extension of Christmas despite all of the “this is a combined birthday & Christmas gift” notes. My birthday tradition included a special cake and some pink roses ??
I hope you have a great birthday!
Happy Birthday!
I had a great birthday this year. It was the big 60 omg!
Family gave me a big party. It was a great day .
Hope that yours is too.
My favorite birthday memory was when my husband took me on a vacation to Grand Bahama Island. Wonderful diving, got to pet a shark, had a great time. My least favorite birthday memory occurred when I was turning eleven and my mother forgot it was my birthday. My sister reminded her of it late in the evening.
As my birthday was Christmas Eve, everyone always remembered it and I always received many birthday wishes but the funniest presents were from my five younger brothers and sisters. I remember getting one earing for birthday and the other for Christmas or one shoe for each day or one glove for each day. It was funny, no surprises though what I was going to get from them for Christmas. PS I love knitting so this book would be lovely
Happy Birthday! I like to knit gifts.
For 40th my family gave me a big party. tried to surprise me but I figured it out that day.
Any birthday where we go out to dinner to a place of my choice and we can afford to so I a good one. Hoping this year is going to be a good one. Winning this book would be an awesome start!
My favorite birthday was my 16th, which was a backyard BBQ with friends and family!
I don’t really have a favorite birthday memory . They are all great spending them with family! Love the patterns in this book, so many awesome ideas!
My family always waited for my August 2 birthday to eat the first sweet corn of the season. I was raised on a farm in Iowa, and on my birthday my aunt, uncle and cousins would drive out for a wonderful meal, along with cake and ice cream. My aunt, uncle, and one cousin are gone now, and I live in another state, but I will forever remember them with fondness. And I would love to get your free book.
Happy Birthday! My favorite birthday memory was the year my husband took me for margaritas on my birthday!
My favorite birthday was when I came back to our table and there was a ring under my napkin!
My best birthday memoery is getting a puppy when I was six years old. I thought we were just going to visit the dogs at the SPCA. I had no ideas I was going to get one.
Fav bday is when family gathers with lots of yummy fav foods and hangs together for the day….kep@nbnet.nb.ca thx for having contest love the funky creative projects made from this sitch.
My favorite birthday started off with brunch and a movie with my girlfriends and finished off with a romantic overnight in a hotel with my husband.
Growing up, my mom always made me a chocolate cake to celebrate my birthday. Chocolate is still my favorite!
Thanks for a great giveaway.
Happy Birthday!
I hope you have a wonderful time celebrating the anniversary of your birth. Thanks for including us in the gifts! The ability to look at pictures of all 50 projects, over at etsy, is brilliant. I like the baby garland, buttoned capelet (I think I would add some duplicate stitch), and corded scarf (I think I would add some shiny beading).
My Mom would make me a homemade Banana Cake because that was my favorite. It was my special day and was always celebrated!
My birthday is in August so childhood birthday’s were usually spent at the local park and paddling pool – great fun!
This would be great for gift ideas.
The best birthday is the next one. I still would like to visit Asia
It’s my 60th birthday on the 24th and I’m looking forward to having my interstate family visit and share cake.
I really enjoyed going to a Japanese restaurant for one of my birthdays (I honestly forget what age I was, lol).