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Giveaway: 750 Knitting Stitches

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750 knitting stitches

Knittingnotecards is our winner!

I’m a sucker for a good stitch dictionary, and I have more than my share, which is one of the reasons I’m giving this one away this week.

750 Knitting Stitches is almost a coffee table book of a knitting stitch guide, being hardcover with lots of colorful pictures.

But it isn’t just pretty; it also has lots of good patterns for basic knit and purl, cables, lace, colorwork and borders. It’s sure to inspire you to try some new stitch patterns, whether you strike out on your own to knit a scarf, add a colorwork design to the edge of a sweater or go all out and make a completely unique project.

If you’d like a chance to win a copy of this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, September 6. U.S. residents only on this one, please, because it’s really heavy!

I’d love to know what genre of knitting stitches is your favorite: basic knit and purl, lace, cables, colorwork or something else? I think basic knit and purl offers some of my favorites because I love easy texture, but I’ve been getting into lace a little bit lately, too.

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

Comments

  2. I’mmostly the type of knitter who picks up yarn and needles without knowing what the end result will be. I’II knit from patterns sometimes, but almost always make major modifications. I enjoy most types of stitch patterns, and everything has it’s place, though I’ll admit any kind of complicated lace gets less attention. As I get more and more into designing with forethought, as opposed to simply picking up the sticks and hoping my good intentions carry the day, I’d love a great reference book like this. Thanks for this and all the great giveaways.

  5. So very bewitching thinking of all those stitches–something worthy of taking to a secluded desert island. I would love to learn more mysterious mosaic stitches!

    from hot and humid VT,
    the Vermonster

  7. Thanks for the chance to win. I typically stick with knit and purl stitches but mostly because I don’t know much more than that right now. I am trying to learn new things and hope that I am not butting off more than I can chew by trying to start lace work.

  8. This book would be a great resource. I’ve learned to make plain vanilla socks and a few ribbed hats. I’m ready to expand my stitches.

    Darla

  9. Who isn’t a sucker for a new stitch dictionary. Always amazed at what they come up with.

  10. I would love to win this as I would like to learn to do more stitches. I knit mostly knit & purl stitches. Thanks for the opportunity to win this wonderful book.

  12. Love doing cables! Would love to learn lace knitting techniques at some point. Would Love, LOVE LOVE to have this book, please!

  16. I am a beginner knitter so I only know the basic knit and purl stitches. Would love to learn other stitches. Thanks for the chance to win a great book.

  17. I like simple color work. Various colors make a huge difference. Double pointed needles and cables both scare me, but I hope to get my courage up and try them. Thank you for having the drawing. One can never have too many books of stitches.

  18. I am a beginner so this book is one I really need. I tend to stick with the basic knit and purl stitch so it is time to broaden my horizon.

  19. Lace is a favorite. I love how a knitted blob of increases and decreases turns into a beautiful work of art after blocking. It always amazes me.

  22. I’m into cables or really any way to create texture. I love using things like twisted stitches too

  23. I’m loving lace these days. I particularly like to see what I’ve got when I finally block the piece and the pattern really emerges. This looks like a great reference book that will help me expand my repertoire.

  26. Lace is certainly my overall favorite. But its so nice to discover a yarn and find out what it wants.

  27. I usually do dishcloths and shawls and incorporate beads into the shawls. I give the dishcloths away at Christmas to relatives in packs of 3 with a card.

  28. I love all knitting. Love a challenge. Love lace. Love the double knitting.
    I would love this book for reference. Love to learn as many as I can.

  31. My favorite is knit and purl. I’m still a relatively new knitter and remain fascinated by the variety of looks that can be made with these two basic stitches!

  33. This book looks lovely! I’m always looking for new stitch patterns. I’m partial to lace & cables though.

  34. I like variations of knit and purl stitches, trying some lace and slip stitches. Looks like a wonderful book.

  38. It’s pretty amazing how much one can create by just knowing how to knit and purl. That being said… I love learning new stitches, lace and cables. Thanks for the chance to win!

  40. I’ve always done basic knit and purl, but now I working on more cables and lace knitting. I’m working on stretching my knitting abilities. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

  41. I never met a stitch dictionary I didn’t like! From Barbara Walker’s four treasuries to Mon Tricot and on to the German and Japanese exotica (to me, at least) … I have enjoyed them all. Right now, my favorite type of stitch is the twisted stitch … After working with KP textures and cables and lace, twisted stitches seem like a fun break from everything else! Thanks for the great giveaway!

  44. I’ve never seen a stitch I don’t like and am always looking for new ones. Depending on the project, the linen stitch and moss stitch are some of my faves along with cables, of all kinds.

  46. I would love to win this book for my daughter who knits so she can learn lots of new stitches for those baby blankets she needs to get moving on!

Have you read?

Classic Dishcloth Knitting Patterns

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use. 

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make. 

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!). 

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn. 

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart. 

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern. 

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.