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Giveaway: A Couple of Quick Knitting Books

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The winner is Lillian!

It’s too late for these to help you with this year’s holiday knitting, but I have been wanting to do this giveaway for a while and it seems appropriate for this time of year.

The winner this week will get a copy of 60 Quick Knits and 60 More Quick Knits from Sixth & Spring Books. The books both have 20 patterns each for hats, scarves and mittens. The first book uses Cascade 220 and the second Cascade 220 Sport.

There books have a great variety of projects, some solid color things as well as fun colorwork, and lots of techniques worked in. Because most of the projects are small, they work up pretty fast for gifts, or when you just want a new knit accessory for yourself.

If you’d like a chance to win these, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, December 20. I’d love to know which is your favorite to knit: hats, scarves or mittens? I’m usually a scarf girl but I’ve been getting into mittens (and gloves) lately.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing and good luck!

Comments

  3. blankies! my family considers my blankies a legacy and i love to make them. i am learning to knit socks and curse. not necesarily at the same time

  6. I love to both knit& crochet. I especially like to do fingerless gloves, they are becoming so popular as of late. I also am excited about how knitting & crocheting is no longer just for “older women”????.

  9. I used to knit a lot of cowls but have recently started on fingerless mitts. Both are well received as gifts at this time of year!

  11. I like to knit scarves, and so I don’t feel bad about knitting only straight things, I like different stitches!! I’d love to knit hats and mittens, I’ve never done mittens!

  12. I absolutely love to make scarves; I’m turning every one I knit into infinity scarves; so fun!

  13. I like to knit hats because they can be quick, but almost prefer to knit fingerless and fingered mitts because they seem to span the seasons longer in Texas.

  19. I love knitting hats and children’s mittens. But, I think I going to get started on learning how to knit socks. Looks like so much fun.

Have you read?

Knitting Machine Scarves with a Fun Twist

One of my favorite things to make on a circular knitting machine is scarves, because they’re a great way to use leftover yarn and certainly faster than knitting by hand. 

But if you pay attention to the colors you’re using and how you are using them, you can make fun knitting machine scarves that look like something different when you roll them up. 

One of the first versions of this I saw was the sushi scarf, are there are a lot of variations on this one. For example this one from Flower and Anchor that uses five colors of yarn, or this one from Three Threads NE that uses four. These generally are made to look like California rolls, but you could change up the colors to make them different things if you like. Just make sure the outside of the “roll” is black or green to indicate the nori. I found another version on Pinterest if you’re looking for a free pattern, but there’s no image of it rolled up. 

Another popular variation is making a scarf that rolls up to look like a mug with coffee, tea or another fun beverage inside. This collection of three mug scarf circular knitting machine patterns from Idaho Cottage Creation includes green tea, a pumpkin spice latte with whipped cream and a candy cane colored confection (which honestly reminds me of the Grinch since it has a green mug!). Again you can change the colors of the mug part and the drink part. The little handle looks like it’s crocheted on these, and it doubles as a loop you can thread the scarf end through when you wear it.

Again there’s a version of the green tea scarf on Pinterest with crocheted elements. I also found a latte done with a striped yarn and a red mug that’s pretty cute and gives you an idea what a different beverage would look like. 

I also love this pumpkin pie scarf designed by Jodi Favish Saunier. It has a bit of crocheted edging to give it a fancy crust but you can omit that if you don’t crochet. These are all on Facebook but she also has a watermelon and lemonade pattern that are super cute.