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Enter to Win These Baby Knitting Books

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Enter to win two great books for knitting for babies.
Pam is the winner.

I’ve been cleaning my office again, and this week I wanted to offer a couple of baby knitting books for giveaway! Looking for more Baby Knitting patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

Knitting Gifts for Baby by Mel Clark is a lovely little book with 26 patterns, some of which are super simple and most of which are pretty easy. There are classic booties, beanies and blankets as well as sweet sweaters, ponchos and even a knit ball. Check it out on Ravelry.

60 Quick Baby Knits has, as you might imagine, 60 projects, all made with Cascade 220 Superwash, which is an ideal yarn for baby/kid projects because it comes in tons of colors, is easy to work with, relatively inexpensive and machine washable. These patterns have a wider range of skill level and variety of styles, of course, so you’re sure to find something you love for the little one you’re knitting for. Here it is on Ravelry.

These books will go to one winner, picked from those who leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, March 19. I’d love to hear about the baby (or baby-to-be!) you’re knitting for, if any. I have a friend whose first grandson is expected in April, so I’d better get to knitting on that blanket, right?

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

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Comments

  1. I don’t have any grandbabies so I am crocheting baby blankets for the local charities. It would be nice to have so new ideas. I do knit too but not a fast.

  2. I have a theory: The more babies that come into world to be greeted and swaddled by handknit lovin’, the better the future will be! After all, I had a lot of handknit goodies when I was born, and look how great I turned out. Thanks for the giveaway.

  3. i am currently 2/3 through knitting my first ever baby blanket for my cousin who is due in june. im enjoying it so much and pinned out the pieces ive complete tonight. its basic and easy but im a relatively new knitter, garter stitch is my best friend!! i would love to learn some new knitting techniques. blankets are great fun!! thank you for the giveaway ????

  4. Just found out that my cousin’s son is having their first baby-a boy and I’d like to knit something for him.

  6. We were just looking for new patterns. We make hats for newborns at the hospital. Perfect timing.

  7. I’d REALLY love to win. I have my niece whose having a boy and my best friend from high school 30+years of friendship(we’re like sisters & I’ve been an auntie to all 6 of her kids) her oldest daughter is also expecting(haven’t found out what she’s having yet) so I would love to make many items for each of them since they are both young & dont have much. Also, so they have outfits & blankets that are made with love & as keepsakes for the babies when their older to pass to their own. Is also like to donate to local & nationwide charities since I’m disabled & have a lot of time to fill.I also crochet & so does my mother so I’m hoping that I can figure out how to teach her the patterns do we have double the items for my niece’s & the charities. Thank you for this free giveaway! 🙂

  8. Having no family babies, I knit for friends’ grandchildren or charity. Thank you for the giveaway chance

  10. I knit baby clothes for charity and these books would give me plenty of fresh ideas!

  11. I have a little granddaughter to knit for and love knitting little baby things – always rewarding as they are so quick to complete. Some new patterns would be lovely x

  12. I’m currently cross – stitching a blanket for my 2nd due in July, knitting for a friends baby due in April and have on my list blankets for two nieces and a nephew!

  14. I have four grandaughters. I have been knitting for them since they were born. They are 22, 19, 16 and 14 years old now. I would live to have new patterns to knit for future grandchildren! Thank you for the opportunity to win these books. Happy knitting!!

  15. We just found out we are expecting our first grandchild. I would love to win these books for project ideas.

  16. You can tell it’s baby season again!! I have a new neighbor who is going to be having her baby any day now!! It would be nice to surprise her with a gift. My one Girlfriend is going to be a Grandma for the first time. I’ve been thinking about making a gift for her Daughter, but am burned out after making the same thing so many times!! This book would be a Godsend!! Thank you so much for the giveaway!!

  17. I would dearly love to have some fresh ideas to knit up some new goodies for my new granddaughter who is due to make an appearance Aug 2017.. Grandma has become a knitting crazy lady.. 🙂

Have you read?

Fun Halloween Cowls to Knit

One of the fun things about knitters is that we will use a holiday theme on any kind of project. From Easter bunny socks to Christmas sweaters, there’s no combination of holiday motif and knitwear genre we won’t combine. 

Case in point: Halloween cowls. 

This fun cowl from Sweet Vireo Designs features large carved pumpkins and little cats and skulls. It uses two colors of DK weight yarn and I love the multicolored yarn for the background color on this one. And the braids! So cute. 

Spooky Season by Jocelyn Tunney (also on Ravelry) uses fingering weight yarn in two colors to make a design with crescent moons and eyes. There are two circumferences and two heights available so you can make it a neck hugger or a slightly bigger project if you like. 

Make more moons with the Broom Riding Cowl from Vanessa Ewing Knits. This two color pattern looks extra fun with a multicolored yarn for the colorwork, but you can use a solid as well. It calls for DK weight yarn but there is also a fingering weight version if you have some yarn in your stash you want to use. 

Jinx Made has another fun Halloween cowl, this time covered in skulls. South Philly Skulls uses DK weight yarn and comes in two lengths, and there’s also a matching hat pattern, both of which can be found on Ravelry. 

The Ghost Stories cowl from Melissa Knit Wear is a two-color cowl with ghosts of different sizes on the body. It uses DK weight yarn, and average sized skeins will allow you to get two cowls out of two skeins. It also calls for stitch markers to help you keep your place in the chart. 

Or stitch up a cowl with a giant bat on it. The Nightling Cowl from Jen Immer uses DK weight yarn in two colors and has moons and a large bat on it. This pattern can be found on Ravelry. 

How about spooky trees? The Weirwood Cowl from Andrea Krüß-Anders is inspired by the weirwood trees in the Game of Thrones books, and is worked in two colors of fingering weight yarn. You can find this free pattern on Ravelry. 

If a bandana cowl is more your thing, try Cowloween from Tellybean Knits (on Ravelry). This colorful design is worked from the top down and features pumpkins, ghosts and candy colored stripes, and is worked in a light fingering weight yarn. There are kid and adult sizes available.