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Another Giveaway!! Knit To Be Square

June 12, 2009 by Terrye

k2bsqUp next… Knit To Be Square by Vivian Hoxbro and Interweave.

Join the domino craze with Knit to Be Square! Vivian Høxbro shows you how to combine modular squares into blocks of varying sizes that become the base for a variety of eye-catching two- and three-dimensional projects. Combine these geometric patterns with felting and you get gorgeous results!

Now for the criteria…. you good knitters turned me on to a sock pattern that not only can I live with, but I actually really like! Yay! I’m a sock knitter now!

So, how about making me a lace knitter too! Tell me about your favorite lace patterns and why you like them!

Plus.. there will be a surprise in the box along with this book….

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Comments

  1. Kitten With A Whiplash says

    June 12, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    But, golly gee whiz, I’m not a lace knitter! I like some of the pretty shawls. but I’m a guy, so I don’t need them, and I don’t know anyone who’d wear one. Same with lacy gewgaws for the home. Still, the Lacy Serpentine Scarg ( http://www.heartstringsfiberarts.com/a62.shtm )is one pattern that I find attractive and tempting.

  2. Kitten With A Whiplash says

    June 12, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    Um, with apologies to the pattern designer, that’s meant to say Scarf, not Scarg.

  3. BeckyS says

    June 12, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    Ooh, I’ve seen this book and I love it!

    Hmm, lace… haven’t had a chance to do much lace yet, but I absolutely am dying to try Kiwassa and Path of Flowers by Chrissy Gardiner. Oh, and anything by BadCatDesigns…..

  4. Mimi says

    June 13, 2009 at 6:53 am

    Looks like an awesome book! Would love to try some patterns.

  5. Sindy says

    June 13, 2009 at 6:53 am

    I like the pattern that is knit one or two rows and then the nest row knit with one or two extra wraps. The next row drop the extra wraps and just knit. I have used this quite a few times to make cover up for over a bathing suits.

  6. Ellie says

    June 13, 2009 at 7:25 am

    I enjoy trying different techniques- the modular or square knitting is intriguing. I like lace, as the yarnovers are impressive to others- but so simple! I want to knit a sampler of different patterns-probably with leftover bedspread cotton. Usually I use different yarns, but this would show up well…hmmm.

  7. Sue Goodin says

    June 13, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    Well I haven’t any favorite lace patterns YET but I did find out that I don’t remember where but knitters that had no access to knitting needles used piano wire to knit soft delecate lace.

  8. Carmen says

    June 13, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    I love the Valentine Design Shawl Tablecloth or Blanket (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/valentine-design-shawl-tablecloth-or-blanket).

  9. Linda says

    June 16, 2009 at 8:10 am

    Anything from “Victorian Lace Today” is great – though probably not for a beginner.
    You can always start with a lace sock!

  10. Kim R. says

    June 16, 2009 at 12:11 pm

    The gorgeous lace shawl patterns from GoddessKnits.com are very well written and a heirloom for many generations forward. Please enter me in your great book giveaway, I want to try more modular knitting! Thanks, Kim

  11. sally wess says

    June 21, 2009 at 7:46 am

    I enjoy trying different techniques- the modular or square knitting is pretty neat. i love all the laces but have not tried any yet

Have you read?

Knit a Great Button Down Shirt

Just about anything you can make in fabric you can make in knitting, but there are some styles that you just don’t see that often translated into knitting. 

For example, a button down collared shirt. This is a classic design, of course, and it looks great in a knit version, but it’s just not something you see much of. 

Noma Ndlovu’s Guglethu shirt is the pattern to try if you want to knit your own button down shirt. This one is inspired by cashmere tops (though the sample was made out of yak yarn, not cashmere, and uses two strands of lace weight yarn held together) and includes lots of high-fashion details like double-knit cuffs, collar and shoulder seams. 

It has a patch pocket on the front and 10 buttons including the button band and the cuffs. 

The designer says you can also use a DK weight yarn held singly if you’d rather, and that the shirt looks good in a variety of yarns. There is another version on Ravelry that uses Berroco Remix Light, which is a mix of nylon, cotton, acrylic, silk and cellulose fibers. It has a more relaxed look but it still really pretty. 

The pattern has 12 sizes, with a full bust measurement ranging from 32.35 to 72.25 inches, or 82 to 183.5 cm. The designer suggests 2 to 6 inches, or 5 to 15 cm, of positive ease when you pick your size. I could totally see knitting one that’s even bigger to wear more like a jacket, because I do that a lot with button down shirts I already own.

I love all the details on this shirt, which isn’t necessarily difficult to knit, but might introduce you to some things you’ve never knit before (like those cuffs with the plackets, or a shirt collar like this). 

To learn more about this shirt and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself, head to Ravelry. 

[Photo: Noma Ndlovu]

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