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Giveaway: A Couple of Quick Knitting Books

December 14, 2015 by Sarah White

quick knitting books giveaway

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!

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Comments

  1. Mary Ann Dorer says

    December 14, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    I like knitting hats.

  2. Karey says

    December 14, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    I’m a hat girl! I love making hats! They work up quick and make wonderful gifts!

  3. maura says

    December 15, 2015 at 1:18 am

    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

  4. MelodyJ says

    December 15, 2015 at 2:36 am

    I love hats!

  5. Ofelia says

    December 15, 2015 at 3:03 am

    I like making scarfs and cowls.
    Thank you for the giveaway.

  6. Dina Corbett says

    December 15, 2015 at 7:59 am

    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”????.

  7. faithnchls says

    December 15, 2015 at 10:35 am

    My daughter loves to knit all of them – scarves, hats and mittens!

  8. boblosan says

    December 15, 2015 at 11:13 am

    I love to knit and give away hats!

  9. lindarumsey says

    December 15, 2015 at 11:20 am

    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!

  10. Tonya Hunt says

    December 15, 2015 at 4:08 pm

    I love to knit hats and mittens!

  11. Monica Pinto says

    December 15, 2015 at 5:35 pm

    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. Chris Murphy says

    December 15, 2015 at 6:25 pm

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

  13. Carolyn Ross says

    December 15, 2015 at 6:54 pm

    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.

  14. bjcobb says

    December 15, 2015 at 10:05 pm

    I am trying to get back into knitting so I have been doing scarves and baby hats.

  15. Dolores DeFrancesco says

    December 16, 2015 at 12:46 am

    Hats and Mittens

  16. Connie says

    December 18, 2015 at 7:19 am

    Hats! A gift that makes almost anyone happy.

  17. Vera K says

    December 18, 2015 at 7:35 am

    I started knitting blankets. I use 2 strands of yarn and try to use up some of my stash!

  18. Carmen N says

    December 19, 2015 at 4:03 pm

    My favorite to make is hats

  19. Shirley Anderson says

    December 20, 2015 at 3:42 pm

    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.

  20. Jennifer Zimmerman says

    November 21, 2016 at 9:46 am

    So far I’ve only knitted a scarf as I’ve just learned how to knit.

  21. Sally Muir says

    November 21, 2016 at 4:05 pm

    Love knitting prayer shawls.

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Have you read?

Felted Bag Knitting Patterns

I feel like felting is a knitting genre that deserves a resurgence. My first knitting book (which came out in 2008, eek!) was all about felting, but I don’t feel like there are a lot of felting knitting projects out there these days. I really like the technique as an easy way to make a thicker, more durable knit fabric, and it’s actually perfect for knitting bags.

The ZZ Bag from yamagara recently caught my eye and got me thinking about felted bags, and maybe remaking one of the bags that was in that book. This one has a fun zigzag pattern and is worked in worsted weight yarn. You can find the pattern on Ravelry.

A lot of the other knit and felted bag patterns I could find were older, but that doesn’t make them bad patterns. I’ve always loved the booga bag from Black Sheep Bags (the pattern is on their website but the photo is broken so you can also check it out on Ravelry). This is a fun one because you can use all your leftovers or a self-striping yarn (the original was made with Noro) to give it a colorful look that’s super easy to knit. 

An envelope purse is another easy shape to knit, and this version from Lavender Hill Knits on Etsy comes in different sizes for younger girls and teens or adults. The small version is worked with one strand of worsted weight yarn, while the larger uses two held together.

The Japanese knot bag is a classic, and a felted version is a lot of fun. You can find this pattern from Cindy Pilon on Ravelry and knit one for yourself using bulky yarn. I also love her bag The Curve, which is also on Ravelry and has a fun rounded shape and contrasting handles.

And there’s also the amazing stained glass bag from Knitting Dream, which also uses a Noro yarn, but you could use wool scraps on the different fans to give it a unique look. There are two size options to choose from and it’s not as tricky as it looks.

 

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