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Giveaway: 3 Leisure Arts Pattern Stitch Booklets

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Congratulations to Teresa!

I’m a sucker for a good pattern stitch dictionary, and I’ve got way more of them on my shelves than you’d expect for a person who sticks to basic stitch patterns most of the time.

But these books can be a lot of fun for inspiration, and this week I’ve got three little booklets by Rita Weiss from Leisure Arts and the Creative Partners, LLC, that are sure to inspire some swatching and fun knitting projects.

One winner will receive a copy of each of these three books:

Each book offers big pictures and written instructions for each stitch pattern. Each pattern takes up a full page (or more, with some) so you get a good look at how the stitch pattern looks over several repeats.

These would be great as blocks for a throw or to make a full afghan, or incorporate them into other projects.

If you’d like a chance to win these, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, September 28. I’d love to hear how you incorporate different stitch patterns into your knitting projects, or if you’re a stitch pattern book hoarder like I am!

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

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Comments

  6. I’m always looking for new stitches and this would be a great addition for me. Thank You for a Great Give-a-Way

  9. I would love to win your stitches booklets. I’m knitting socks like a crazy woman and have been incorporating a variety of stitches in the pattern.

  12. I have knit an Irish sweater for my sister after she was a year out of her cancer treatment. She picked the pattern she wanted and the yarn and I knit it though I had not at the at time ever done cables. It took some time but it turned out OK.

  13. I’ve only ever done just basic knitting, so learning so many new stitches would be a great thing! Thanks so much for giving us a chance to win them!!! 🙂

  14. I can only do basic knitting. My mom is actually the knitter in my family but I am the knitting pattern maker (she gives me a drawing or book or idea, I draw it out on graph paper).

  16. I also am a stitch pattern book hoarder. I would love to add these three to my collection!

    JKnits51 on Ravelry

  19. I love trying out new stitch patterns on socks and washcloths, that way you have something to use or gift at the end.

  21. Oh WOW! These books are EXACTLY what I need! I have been “hoarding” printed out pages of stitches for such a long time and I can never find the one I need when I am working on a project! Last week, while designing an afghan for my mother, I needed a lace pattern and I must have printed out twenty pages before I found just the right stitch needed to finish the project- it took me hours of combing the internet! These books wouldn’t just be an addition to my library, they would be a STAPLE of my everyday knitting!

  22. I love to try different stitch idea’s and these would be fun to work with. Also I like to teach others how to knit so I could use these to help out there. Thanks for the chance to win.

  24. I definitely enjoy and use stitch dictionaries like this, and these books look really wonderful. I like to use them to find designs to either add something to what I’m knitting, or replace a design already in a pattern with something else.

    Thanks for another great giveaway!!

  29. I love stitch pattern books! They are so inspirational! I’m actually surprised I don’t have any of these!

  32. I think of myself as a new knitter, but it has been a couple of years so I should expand my comfort zone, these books would help.

  33. Right now I’m a hoarder! I have known how to knit for years but I’m still at a pretty basic level, just now venturing into more difficult knitting such as lace. Having some stitch books would be really helpful in branching out. I can envision learning swatches being turned into an afghan! 🙂

  34. If I had these books I could save the lives of several trees! I am constantly printing out new stitch patterns to try, and am going through way too much paper! I am always intrigued by new ones, and these books would help me keep them in order.

  38. I’m knitting afghans for 9 of my nieces and nephews for Christmas. This would give me some new ideas. Thank you!!!

  41. Would love to own the Aran stitch book. It would build my knitting skills to the next level. Thank you for a change to win one of these great books..

  42. I’ve been wanting to try to design something knitted and stitch pattern dictionaries would be a lot of help!

  43. I incorporate stitch patterns into scarfs – blank slate to begin with and easy to just add edge stiches to the width you want.

  45. I collect a lot of patterns but often the stitches contained within do not seem to fit that is when I go to a stitch directory online it would be wonderful to have my own directories

  46. Wow! How nice that you are giving these books as a prize.
    I’m a leftie and need books with illustrations to help me with patterns. Thank you.

  47. Actually, I’d probably give them to my friend April, who is much more into knitting than I am – I’m more of a crochet queen. She churns out the most beautiful big cuddly afghans. Of course, I’d learn a couple of stitches. I like to keep my needle-hands limber.

  48. Wow…those booklets look great!
    I love and hoard any new stitches I come across. So many ideas.fir projects…
    Thanks for the chance to win.

  50. I like making dishcloths or potholders out of different stitches. I learn the stitch and gain something that can be used in the kitchen at the same time.

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Add a Little Lace to Your Knitting Patterns

If you’re new to lace knitting or just aren’t sure how to incorporate the technique into garments, check out these tops and sweaters that use lace as a decorative element.

The easiest lace out there is eyelets, and you can practice them plenty with this eyelet covered sweater from Knitcro Addict. It uses light/DK weight yarn and is worked in four pieces knit flat. It’s intended to be a little cropped and a little oversized, and includes sizes XS to XXL in the pattern.

If you’re in parts of the world where it’s getting colder as you read this, the Nora sweater from Bummbul might be a good choice. This is actually a great one for learning lace because it’s worked in super bulky yarn, which makes it easier to see what you’re doing and makes the lace super graphic. This one just comes in one size, with a 42 inch (106) cm bust, but that could fit a variety of people depending on how much ease you like.

Minimi Knit Design has a cute allover lace cardigan worked in one piece from the bottom up. It’s worked in lace weight mohair held double, which maybe isn’t the best for those new to lace (because it can be hard to rip out) but it sure is pretty. Sizes range to fit from 30 to 66 inches/76 to 168 cm bust measurements.

If you’d rather not have lace all over your sweater, you can knit the Lumi sweater from Originally Lovely, which has a chevron lace pattern on the yoke and is otherwise worked in reverse stockinette stitch. (It’s worked inside out so you don’t have to purl every stitch.) The pattern has 9 sizes from XS to 5XL and uses worsted weight yarn.

Or try the super romantic sookie blouse from Trust the mojo (available on Ravelry). This sweet top is started working flat from the bottom up and has a V-neck and I-cord edgings. The sleeves are worked separately in the round, and the pieces are all joined together to work in one piece to finish off the top. It comes in eight sizes and is available in English and French.

You can also pair lacy sleeves with an otherwise plain top, like on the Starflower Wrap from Annelise Driscoll Gingrow. This intermediate pattern makes a wrap sweater with generous lacy sleeves and a double wrap belt. The pattern has nine sizes, from XS to 5XL, and is available for free from Hobbi.