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Giveaway: Color Knitting with Confidence

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color-knitting-with-confidenceLast week I told you about the newish book Color Knitting with Confidence, which is a fun book for knitters who are new to the techniques of knitting stripes, slip stitch knitting, stranded knitting, intarsia and double knitting.

It has some really cute projects and would be great for a knitter looking to build some skills on easy accessories.

This week I’m giving away my copy.

For a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, February 1 (man, that doesn’t seem possible already!). Why don’t you tell me which style of colorwork is your favorite, and/or which one you would most like to learn.

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

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  1. Intarsia and Fair Isle terrify me and I’d like to become proficient in those as well as double-sided knitting………sometimes these concepts are extremely confusing and intimidating…….hopefully this author has made the journey less stressful……………

  8. I would love to learn any of the forms. Right now the only way I know how to knit color is when the yarn is variegated.

  9. I’ve never done any kind of color work in knitting but it looks beautiful and I’d love to learn how to do it the right way. Thanks for the opportunity to win this book!

  11. I’d like to be more comfortable knitting with multiple colors without changing the tension of the fabric.
    Thanks!

  14. I would live to learn double knitting and improve my skills with changing yarn for striped patterns! Cheers! Kalen

  17. I’m a bit colour-phobic, for no good reason. I’d love to have a prompt to start working with colours. Double knitting sounds the most intriguing thing

  19. I’ve avoided Fair Isle for long enough-it’s about time that I give it a try. And I like double knitting too.

  20. As a self taught knitter and no mentors around I learn techniques by books and I would love to learn color knitting Fair Isle as well as Intarsia! I just knit my first Celtic Cable sweater which turned out gorgeous ! I am ready to do a color extravaganza sweater … I have my yarn I just need guidance… Thank you for the opportunity to get this material in time.

  21. I just learned fair isle and now know there is so much more to learn. Bring on the challenges!

  24. I’ve barely dipped my toe in colorwork with some stripes and slipped stitch pieces. I really want to learn stranded colorwork.

  30. What a great giveaway. I would love to learn Fair Isle and Intarsia. Thanks for the chance to win.

  31. I enjoy stranded knitting and have set goals to learn and perfect my intarsia and double knitting.

  35. I will learn double knitting this year, no matter what. I have a few patterns I want to make that use this style.

  37. I’m still a new knitter and hadn’t considered learning color work just yet, but ohhh, that color wheel is calling my name!

  39. I would find it very useful to have a reference book with all these techniques. I want to knit a glove pattern that uses stranded knitting technique, so I need to learn asap. 🙂

  40. I’ve done limited amounts of color knitting, but would love to learn more, especially intarsia, which I’ve dabbled in, just scratching the surface. The patterns on the cover of the book have really whetted my appetite to see what’s in between the pages. Thank you so much for the giveaway!!

  41. I want to learn how to change colors and do intarsia or anything with lots of colors. It makes me nervous to think of trying it!

  45. I am pretty good at intarsia and working on learning Fair Isle. Color work is fascinating not only for the technique, but also for the different effects you get combining different colors. Thats what I am always looking to learn more about!

  46. I’ve tried Intarsia with mixed results. I have a great pattern waiting for my granddaughter and could definitely use the help from this book.

  47. This is a perfect book to share with my mother; she is my knitting teacher. Thank You, CraftGossip

  49. I would Love to win this book! I am always looking for new and interesting projects, this looks very interesting to me! Thank you for the chance to win this very informative book!

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Christmas Sock Knitting Patterns

Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts. 

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