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Giveaway: 75 Floral Blocks to Knit

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75 floral blocks to knit giveaway

Congrats to C. Allen!

This week I’ve got another giveaway from my archive of knitting books, 75 Floral Blocks to Knit by Lesley Stanfield. As the title says, this book is full of blocks — squares as well as other shapes — that include flower motifs, whether in lace or colorwork, stitched as part of the block or appliqued on top.

It’s a fun collection if you like to make patchwork blankets for babies or other people, or use them for pillows, to embellish pockets on sweaters, or any other way you like.

For a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Aug. 21. I’d love to know what your favorite flower is. Mine: zinnias.

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

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  3. Such an interesting book. My favorite are peonies (heady scent, soft petals, lush colors)! Second ate dahlias (they remind me of ladies in ball gowns).

  7. Hi I enjoy these emails, my favourite flowers are lilacs. The smell is soo awesome. Judy.

  12. Tulips are my favorite flowers. The floral blocks are beautiful. Thank you for this opportunity!

  15. I love every flower, I am partial to some, some every one from the absolute smallest to the biggest ones are all gorgeous and to be appreciated!
    I would definitely be inspired to become a better knitter with this book!

  17. These are beautifully knitted. My favorite flower is peony. I just wish they bloomed longer in the Spring.

  18. I love lavender, does it counts as a flower?
    Well, I also love roses…but all flowers are beautiful as well.
    Thank you for the giveaway.

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Knit a Linen Stitch Hot Pad

Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough. 

It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern. 

It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.

I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed. 

This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do. 

The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces. 

I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls. 

You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry. 

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