Check Out the Interweave Hurt Book Sale

I don’t usually promote sales on the site because there are so many and they are over so quickly it’s not usually worth it, but one sale I always check out each year is the Interweave Hurt Book Sale. It used to be that this sale was strictly items that had been damaged in the warehouse (things with bent covers, stuff like that), but it’s expanded over the years to offer “hurt” prices on other books, magazines and DVDs.

That link above is to the knitting section of the sale, but of course they offer publications in a range of crafts including crochet, quilting, jewelry making and mixed media as well.

I’m seeing lots of great books that retail for $24.95 going for $6.24, which is a great deal.

When I was looking around there were things in the sale section without sale prices on them, and it seemed to change me from sale prices to not sale prices depending on where I was looking, but your patience is likely to be rewarded with some great deals. And the sale is consistently updated over the course of a few weeks, so keep checking back for more goodies.

Did you score a great deal? I’d love to hear about it!

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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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