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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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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.