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Booklets Full of Knits to Keep You Warm

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Warm knitting pattern booklets giveaway

Jami is the winner.

This week I thought I’d share some little books full of patterns that will get you through fall and winter with lots of cozy knits.

Warm Up with Knits has 12 patterns for hats, mitts, cowls, wraps and boot cuffs to keep you cozy.

Quick Knitted Scarves contains 18 projects for scarves using all sorts of stitch patterns and techniques (they’re not all warm but they are all fast projects).

Slouchy Beanies and Headwraps by Lisa Gentry has nine patterns for hats and wide headbands to keep your ears warm.

One lucky reader is going to get all of these. If you’d like it to be you, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, October 1. I’d love to know if you’re a hat person, an earwarmer person, or someone who just leaves their head out in the cold.

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

Looking for more Knitted Beanie patterns? Check out these Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

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Specific to knitters, you can join our Knitting Patterns Only group to get, well, knitting patterns, ask questions and gain inspiration for what to knit next.

Check out these books dedicated to Knitted Cowl Patterns still looking for more cowl patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

Comments

  3. My head is always out in the cold because I hate hats for myself. However, my family loves them so I like to knit for them. Thank you for the chance to win what looks to be some great patterns!

  5. Hats, the family can’t get enough. Our office also makes many hats and scarfs for the Salvation Army during the year for Christmas.

  11. I like scarves; since I wear hearing aids and a BAHA, I am unable to wear hats, but I do make them for our projects in our knitting/crochet class.

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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.