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Boxer Press Audio and KnitPicks.com Entertain Craftsters with Free Holiday Audio

The knitting up of an elaborate stocking brings an amorous ghost to West Hill along with a most unusual proposal, an intrepid thief, and more than a few second chances this December. Boxer Press Audio and internet yarn retailer KnitPicks.com team up to offer Miss Eiderdowns Stocking as a free MP3 download in two parts.

 Part One Release: Live December 4th, 2009, 9am Pacific Time  http://media.libsyn.com/media/knitpicks/Eiderdown1.mp3

 Part Two Release: December 12th, 2009, 9am Pacific Time  http://media.libsyn.com/media/knitpicks/Eiderdown2.mp3

Every craftsperson has a dream project. Miss Lillian Eiderdowns just happens to be a holiday stocking as elaborate as her imagination can make it. When her partner in Entwhistle-Eiderdown Wools dies, Lillian closes the shop and sets her needles to work. Will the knitting up lead her to a new beginning or is this knitter destined to never bind-off?  

Everyone stresses during the holiday make-athon, so why not have someone read you a yarn about second chances? asks Kate Godfrey, writer/producer of Boxer Press Audio. We love the crafts community as much as the folks at Knit Picks do so we were delighted when they agreed to partner with us to tell Miss Eiderdowns story. May this audio gift make the season a merrier one for everyone rushing to finish one more last minute gift.

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A Knit Vest to Get You Ready for Summer

I know that my posts can be read at different times of year and in different years by different people, but as I write this we’re on teh cusp of summer. And I know a lot of people don’t knit as much, and certainly don’t wear a lot of knits in the summer, but I want to encourage you to make and to wear your makes no matter the temperature.

To introduce you to the joys of summer garment knitting, I offer the Tied Vest from Lion Brand Yarn.

This easy project is great to make and wear throughout the year but it’s especially good for summer. It’s worked flat in one piece from the bottom up, mostly in stockinette stitch with a seed stitch edging. The I-cord ties are worked directly onto the garment so you don’t have to sew them on.

The project uses worsted weight yarn, and calls for a blend of cotton and hemp that’s great for warm weather.

There are eight size options, ranging from a finished chest measurement of 35 to 62.5 inches, or 89 to 159 cm. That makes it sound like it should be worn with at least a few inches of positive ease, but the pattern doesn’t specify.

The ties at the front give it a casual look and make it great to wear over a tank top or T-shirt when the weather is warm.

I also think this one would be good to knit in wool or a warmer fiber, too, to make a version you could wear more comfortably in the winter months, too. Though of course you could layer the summer version over a long-sleeved shirt and wear it throughout the year, too.

The tied vest is a free pattern available from Lion Brand. You can also purchase a kit that includes the yarn and optional needles and stitch markers if you need them.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

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