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Add to My Knit List: Lion Brand Bonbons

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lion brand bonbonsLion Brand Yarn has some really great products, and I’ve been a fan of theirs for a long time. But their new product, Bonbons, really caught my eye.

These mini-skein packs offer eight different colors of yarn in either cotton, acrylic or an acrylic/metallic polyester blend. The skeins are 28 yards each for the cotton and acrylic options and about 38 yards for the glittery option.

The cotton and metallic yarns are rated as fine weight (number 2), while the 100 percent acrylic is light weight (3).

There are six different colorways available, two in each material. These little skeins would be perfect for adding trim to a project, working a little striped or Fair Isle project, using for embellishing a finished project worked in another yarn or making small items like dolls or amigirumi.

I can’t wait to get my hands on these and I’ll let you know how it goes when I do. In the meantime, I’d love to know what your favorite kind of little knitting project is.

[Photo by Lion Brand.]

Comments

  1. I love scarves. Short and simple, my favorite kind of knitting 🙂
    Trying to pick up the art of toy making. I want to make a dinosaur.

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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.