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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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Comments

  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!

Have you read?

Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]