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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

  1. I just love cable and I am getting more into lace. Colorwork intimidates me to no end, but I will have to give it a go sometime.

  2. I like to do lace stitches. I like to mix my stitches up a bit for visual and mental stimulation.

  3. I’ve been enjoying slip stitches and stitches that you pass over (psso). If I win your book, I’ll put it too good use when I knit socks! Thank you for the opportunity to win!!

  6. Ooh, I would love this book! I love knitting lace, that’s definitely my favorite. I also enjoy cables.

  8. Really gotten i to both socks and fingerless mittens for gifts really need some different stitches to make them pop . Since breaking up with husband had to leave most of my books behind and just enough extra money for yarn. Help build my book collection again.

  10. I would love to have this dictionary. I love to improv knit scarves and hats and would love to be able to look up different stitches to use.
    I also LOVE colorwork of various kinds.

  11. I’m still new to knitting but love it already.
    There would be nothing better than to share another knitting book to our little library.

  13. I am a new knitter so some of those techniques I have not done yet. I enjoy regual knit and purl work. I would love this book since I’m new to knitting and would love to learn new stitches.
    Thank you for a chance to win!!!

  15. Wow, 750 stitches? I am lucky if I can accomplish 10 but I love learning new ones. Cables are my fav. They are so intricate and complicated looking and remind me of the many my grandmother used to make for us kids. Now that I am old, I am glad they live on….. Thank you for the giveaway. So kind.

  16. I love traditional knitting. Learned when I was 7 and through all the years hence, knitting, just knitting fills my heart with peace.

  18. Cables are my favorite but lace runs a close second. This looks like an amazing book for both. Thanks so much for the giveaway!

  20. Cables!! Being a relatively new knitter I would put this book to good use! Thanks for the great giveaway!!

  21. I’ve become slightly obsessed with stitch dictionaries of late! As for my favorite stitches? It depends on the day. I like to switch up my knitting with every project so lace then cables then garter… You get the idea. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome sounding book!

  22. I love cables! I do love the look of colorwork, but haven’t done much of it. All those ends to weave in are too much for me!

  23. I’ve been experimenting with yarn overs and slipped stitches. For just good zen fun give me a garter stitch.

  25. I’m looking for new patterns- I’ve gone through different knit and purl combinations, cable, now dropped stitch is intriguing, maybe slip stitch…variety is wonderful! Thanks!

  26. This book looks AMAZING and I would be so happy to add it to my collection!
    Thanks for all you do on your Blog.

  30. Since I mostly knit to relax, basic knits and purls are my faves, although I do like to mix them up with cables and/or lace once in a while.

  31. looks like a great book!
    I enjoy the basics & LOVE cables!! I’m not at the stage to add cables into a pattern but plan to give that a try.
    I haven’t done much w/ lace but plan to do more of that, too

  32. I would truly love to have this book! I make shawls for the prayer shawl ministry at church, and am always on the lookout for different patterns and stitches to try. This book would be so helpful and would help avoid the tedium of doing the same basic patterns over and over.

  33. I would love to win this book. I have fallen into a creative dry spell with my knitting and there is nothing quite like paging through a stitch book for inspiration.

  35. I’m just learning to knit so the basics are all I can handle right now, but I’m looking forward to being able to branch out as my skills improve.

  36. I love to try new stitch combinations. I make them into dishcloths so I can really see how they look, and I have a product as a result!

  37. Cables & lace are delicate & stimulating, and the classic knit & purl with great yarn is always a pleasure!

  40. Most of my knitting these days is for charity. Lap blankets for hospice, baby layettes for Birth Choice, hats for the homeless vets. It would be nice to incorporate a few lacy stitches on some of these items to jazz them up and I do prefer lacey knitting to plain. Lot less boring IMO.

  45. Basic stitches are my favorite! They are the foundation of all other stitches. I do want to learn cables though!

  46. Oh!! I just love to knit. It is my ultimate getaway from a busy, Momma Cab, Homework, etc… I would love this as it would help me with some of the stitches that I don’t know by heart. I have been knitting since I could remember.

    My Mom introduced me to knittin at an early age, I didn’t knit for years and was surprised that I could just pick it back up about 5 years ago. This would really be awesome if I could win this giveaway!! Thank you!!

  49. Lace is my go to knitting project. I love doing lace shawls and learning new stitches. (I didn’t even know there were 750 stitches to learn! I have a long way to go.)

  50. I would really love the chance to win this book as I lost mine ( stitch bible) in a fire, it was really well loved and used for over 25 years!

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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.