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Boost Your Knitting Skills with this Collection

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knitting skill booksI’m really trying to clear out a bunch of knitting books because I’m not sure I’m going to keep doing giveaways (at least weekly ones) in the new year, so this week is a big one.

It includes four books:

Beginner’s Guide to Lace Knitting by Rita Weiss

Beginner’s Guide to Knitting in the Round by Kristin Omdahl

I Can’t Believe I’m Entrelac Knitting by Marly Bird

Take the Fear Out of Cables by Jill Wright

That should keep you going with new skills and fun patterns for a while.

If you’d like to win these, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Nov. 19. I’d love to know which of these particular skills you most want to learn, or, if you know them already, who you’d like to teach them to.

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

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  1. I’d like to win these, and me and my mum could spend hours of quality time together knitting

  7. I would like to learn all of it!!! I can do basic stiches but thats it, so this is awsome for me!! fingers crossed!!

  10. These are some great books. I love the lacy patterns. I am an elementary school counselor and have began to teach a few of my students. I am on a mission to teach a whole new generation love of knitting. I do not have much experience with entrelac or cables and would love the opportunity to get better. This is one big giveaway I would be excited to win!!

  11. Cables and lace knitting are both on my list for learning this next year. Would love to win!

  12. The Entrelac looks very interesting! Would like to learn that and do a refresher on the cable stitch. Love the headband ear warmers, too!

  14. My Mom and MIL were fantastic knitters during their lives. I can barely knit above the knot stage. The lace knitting looks like a great book

  16. I am teaching myself to knit and these books would be a great boon especially the knitting in the round book.

  21. I REALLY want to learn Enterlac! I am knitting hats for my granddaughters on round needles … I probably should have researched this technique a little better before I tried it. I’m also teaching my oldest granddaughter and her best friend how to Knit. Then I can learn lace …

Have you read?

Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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