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Giveaway: Debbie Macomber Knitting Booklets

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debbie macomber knitting booksI have this random collection of Debbie Macomber knitting booklets from Leisure Arts to give away today. They do a pattern book to go with each of her knitting fiction books, and I somehow have three of them:

Hannah’s List, which has 13 patterns that are great for gifts, including scarves, sweaters, socks, baby things and an adorable dog sweater

Summer on Blossom Street, which has 7 patterns for knitting and 3 for crochet; some of the knitting ones include a cable sampler scarf, a baby blanket, a kid’s sweater and a man’s vest

A Turn in the Road, with 18 patterns you can knit while you travel, including scarves, socks, slippers, a shawl and some baby things.

One winner will get all three booklets.

For a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, March 15. I’d love to know if you read Debbie Macomber or any other knitting fiction and who your favorite authors in that genre are. I’ve read a few of her books, but not all of them.

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

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Comments

  1. I have read a few Blossom Street books and have several others on my shelf to be read. I also like the Friday Night Knitters Club. Somehow, all novels (and mysteries featuring knitting) end up being about “life” – more or less from a female perspective but sometimes there are some knitting men in the books too which gives a bit of a twist. Anyway, they are usually a fun and chatty type of read…very enjoyable.

  2. I love Debbie Macomber’s books. They are a great escape and a great way to mix together two of my favorite hobbies. I’m also a quilter and love Marie Bostwick’s books especially her Cobbled Court series. There’s just know enough time in the day to read, knit, and quilt everything I want to. 🙂

  3. Have read a few of Debbi’s books and really enjoyed them especially because I had just gotten into knitting and I could put two hobbies together for double delight.

  4. I’ve read novels with a crocheter as the main character and one series with a quilter too. Haven’t read this author yet but will certainly be looking out for her. It’s fantastic that she has patterns to accompany her stories. What fun!
    PS. I am in Australia so am not sure I’ll be eligible to enter you giveaway 🙁

  5. I have read some of her books but never remember titles because I read too much. I do love books that work into the storyline patterns and recipes.

  7. I liked her knitting patterns better than the fiction but it seems she is doing fewer patterns these days and more fiction:(

    from winter-white VT,
    the Vermonster

  9. i’ve read some of her books but never tried her patterns. this would be a great way to do so. thanks for the opportunity

  10. Thank you for the opportunity to win these booklets. Love, love Debbie Macomber!! Have read her books and have tried some of her patterns.

  11. I have read a few knitting themed books, but none of Debbie’s books. A friend read all of them and enjoyed them, so they are on my list. I mainly listen to audiobooks these days as they allow me to work with my hands while enjoying the story.

  13. I have enjoyed Debbie Macomber’s Blossom Street books. Another good series about knitters I enjoy are the Black Sheep Knitting Mysteries by Anne Canadeo. Thanks for the chance to win Debbie’s knitting pattern books.

  16. I haven’t read any yet but I did read The Friday Night Knitters Club and enjoyed it.

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Make Your Knitting Machine Scarves Better

I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve shared any patterns for our circular knitting machine users. I know these devices aren’t for everyone but even though I much prefer knitting by hand, it is kind of fun to crank things out on these machines.

One of the most common early projects for a circular knitting machine is a scarf. Which makes sense, because it’s just one long tube and you can make it as long as you like.

One problem that comes from knitting scarves on the circular knitting machine, though, is that it can be hard to know how to finish the ends of the tube so that it looks like a finished scarf and not a tube of knitting.

If you’re not a knitter or crocheter, the most basic way to finish a circular knitting machine scarf is just by cinching up the ends and maybe adding a pompom to each end to cover up any hole that might still be visible at the end.

But if you have a little knitting or crochet skill or are willing to learn, there are a lot of different options for closing up the ends of a scarf. And this would also be true if you hand knit a tube scarf!

I recently wrote a post over at Our Daily Craft that includes five different ways to close up the ends of a tube scarf:

  • the simple cinching method mentioned above
  • sewing the stitches together
  • three needle bind off
  • grafting
  • crochet bind off

Grafting is my favorite because I feel like it gives the cleanest, closest to a seamless look. If you’re a knitter you may already know how to do it but even if you don’t it’s not that hard to learn.

Do you knit tube scarves by hand or machine? I’d love to know how you like to finish them!