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A Bunch of Little Booklets

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This week the closet-cleaning giveaways continue with four little Leisure Arts booklets:

Two-Hour Neckwear by Marly Bird: 12 projects for scarves and cowls to knit in a jiffy

Chunky Winter Knits: a Lion Brand book with 13 projects using Wool-Ease Thick & Quick

Quick and Easy Mittens by Mary Lamb Becker: has a basic pattern with 9 sizing options and color variations to knit or Knook

Cool-Weather Family Fashions: this booklet is full of projects using Bernat Softee Chunky and has nine accessory patterns

If you’d like me to send these to you, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, July 9. I’d love to know what you’re knitting right now. (Me: a sock and a blanket.)

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

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  1. I would love these! I am working on my husbands sweater, a cabled cape for myself and I am starting a class for a fisherman’s knit scarf.????

  2. I am between projects but am about to start on toddler jackets for autumn. Thanks for the giveaway chance

  6. I’m currently knitting baby clothes to sell on behalf of my local hospice.

  7. Yes, is like these booklets. My knitting guild is making mittens for a public Christmas tree. When the tree comes down, they will be donated to charity.

  8. I’ve been in baby gift overload. Finally a girl. I was getting a little frustrated with every single friend having boys. Bring on the frills

  9. I have a lot of yarn and I love to have new ideas to make with it! These books would help me to have more gift ready for all occasions. Thank you

  10. Hi, I would love to receive those booklets! Right now, I have started a summery Cowl in a light pink silk I got on sale.

  11. Thank you for the chance to win these little books! I am currently working on a pair of throw pillows with deer designs on them for a housewarming gift.

  12. Right now I am making little hats for the NICU. This is always a fun project to work on. Our little group makes scares, hats and mittens for charity. We could use some fast and easy patterns.

  14. Right now I am getting ready to make a hope chest full of kitchen things for my four grandkids

  15. My sister is the knitter in the family, though I’ve been playing with my Knook a little. These would be lovely as a gift for her for her birthday and/or Giftmas.

  17. Ohh, awesome!
    I’m finishing a shrug today (finally!), and I’m still working on a sleeping bag for a friend’s baby and a couple of Mario and Luigi hats for a gamer friend 😉

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.