Giveaway: Color Knitting with Confidence

January 26, 2015 by Sarah White 56 Comments

color-knitting-with-confidence Last 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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Kelly Caufield says
February 1, 2015 at 11:49 pm
I could stand to learn and/or advance in any of those, lol !! 🙂
Eileen Hughes says
February 22, 2016 at 11:33 am
I have tried fair isle twice. Definitely need more practice and would love to explore more knitting with color.
Lynne Wolters says
February 22, 2016 at 10:19 pm
I have avoided Fair Isle and Intarsia knitting projects because I believe the concentration needed for each stitch is more than this old lady can accomplish. Who knows…perhaps this book is just what I need. Thank you for the giveaway
4nanarita says
May 16, 2016 at 10:37 am
Your give-aways are terrific. I’d love to improve my self-taught skills in color knitting. There must be a better way to do it. Thanks for the opportunity.
Connie says
May 16, 2016 at 1:17 pm
My granddaughters and I are learning to knit. Your book would be just “purr fect ” for us. Thank you for sharing.
Beverly Pettengill says
May 16, 2016 at 10:07 pm
Thank you I hope I win it would be very helpful.

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Calcifer Knitting Pattern

I don’t know if you all know this about me, but I’m a huge fan of the Studio Ghibli movies and the books that inspired them. Calcifer, if you don’t already know, is an important character in the book and the movie Howl’s Moving Castle, which is one of my daughter’s favorites (though she did like the book better thanks to some changes that were made for the movie).

Whether you’ve got a Ghibli (or Diana Wynne Jones) fan in your house or you just want to knit a roaring fire to sit in your fireplace in the off season, the Calcifer Knitted Plushie from Kamila Hernandez Firl is here for you.

This irresistible pattern is super cute even if you aren’t familiar with the story (which I won’t spoil for you, but you should check it out!).

The pattern calls for DK weight yarn in eight different colors, for of which make the colors of the flame, two browns for the log and black and white for details. You’ll also need some black embroidery thread for finishing the details on the face. The project is worked in the round, with the flame and the log worked separately, stuffed and sewn together. The general instructions for the pattern are written, but the color changes (and some shaping on the flames) are shown in chart form, so you should have some familiarity with reading and following charts before you start this one.

It’s well worth learning how to do it if you know someone who loves Calcifer, or even just to make a pretend play “campfire” for your kiddos who aren’t old enough to know who Calcifer is yet. They’ll thank you later.

This pattern is free to download on Ravelry, so go check it out and get ready to stitch up some firey fun.

[Photo: Kamila Hernandez Firl]

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