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Giveaway! Harmony Guides 101 Stitches To Knit Card Deck!

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harmonyOne of the greatest challenges a knitter can face is finding the perfect stitch pattern for a project. Whether you want to create a highly textured lace scarf or revamp a basic sweater silhouette with a new stitch pattern, 101 Stitches to Knit is the perfect portable one-stop source for stitch inspiration.

Each card features a stitch design on the front side and concise easy-to-follow instructions on the back. A color-coded system which divides the cards into themes – Knit & Purl, Lace & Eyelets, and Cables & Arans – makes organization a breeze. Forget about carrying a hefty book or crinkled photocopy of a stitch pattern! These sturdy cards can be slipped into a handbag or wallet as a quick reference, making knitting during your commute or lunch break easy as pie!

Furthermore, the cards and eight-page booklet on basic knitting techniques are packed in a sturdy box frame. Whether you’re a beginning knitter or an expert, these handy compact cards promise inspiration for any knitted project.

The Harmony Guides have been longstanding references for handcrafters for more than thirty years, offering clear, concise instructions and photographs for stitches. British designer Erika Knight, author of the Simple Knits series, lends her expertise in the series redesign, updating The Harmony Guides with new stitches and know-how.

Wanna win this card set? Simply leave a comment, letting me know some of your favorite knitting blogs and I’ll put you in the contest to win. March 31 will be the last date!

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  2. The blogs I check daily include The Yarn Harlot, Vickie Howell, The Rainey Sisters, Knitgrrl, And She Knits Too, The Heathen Housewife, and this blog, in addition to several others and some spinning blogs. Takes me forever to get through them all! LOL

  4. I’ve only recently begun to think seriously on designing complex knitwear, and have thus been more and more intrigued by stitch dictionaries in their various forms. I would love one to start playing with!

    I follow so many craft and knit blogs that it makes even my head spin, but here’s a few good ones:

    http://ysolda.com//wordpress/
    http://monstercrochet.blogspot.com/
    http://marniemaclean.com/words/index.html

    They happen to be the blogs of some of my favorite designers, and also the blogs that have really inspired me to start giving this “designing” thing a try.

  6. Not any specific blogs, I just like looking at the patterns and tutorials. Especially those on Knitty.

  14. I love stitch pattern guides and books. This year I fell in love with cowls and made several of them; the possibilities are endless with a good stitch reference. Thanks!

  17. Just the thing for when you have impulse yarn and a gift to make but no pattern — right where I am now! I answered on the other give away but more blogs I like are Knitters Anonymous and my daughter-in-law’s!

  20. Every morning starts with Yarn Harlot, Franklin Habit, Brooklyn Tweed and this site!

  21. I read a lot of knitting blogs, but a couple of my favourites are Cosmicpluto and The Plucky Knitter.

  23. Please enter me in this great giveaway – my favorite blogs are Vickie Howell, Yarn Harlot and Rachael’s Knitting Blogspot. Thanks!

  25. I am such a new beginner to knitting I haven’t really started to look up sites. I have used Lion Brand yarn site for many ideas and how-tos. I will be looking on many of the blogs that are mentioned. Thanks

  26. I’m an absolute newbie to knitting and haven’t looked up any knitting blogs yet…but that book looks like perfection and I’d still love a chance to win it!

    Kiki
    ParkingGoddessFTW at gmail dot com

  28. I am new to knitting. I am trying to knit on my own. This book will be very good to learn different things.

Have you read?

What’s Next for Joann?

Now that all the Joann stores have closed, a mysterious message has appeared on the company’s website:

For generations, Joann has been honored to be part of your creativity: your quilts, costumes, school projects, and handmade moments of love. It has been our joy to serve markers and dreamers across the country.

We’re stitching up something new behind the scenes and we can’t wait to share what’s next.

Stay tuned for exciting news about the future of Joann.

To quickly recap, Joann filed for bankruptcy in January for the second time in less than a year. In February, in the hope of making the company more attractive to potential buyers, it petitioned the court for permission to close about 500 of its 800 stores. The company was put up for auction, with Gordon Brothers set to buy the company, sell its assets and close all the stores if no other buyer materialized.

In the end the winning bidder was GA Group, but the result was the same: all stores were to be closed by the end of May if not sooner.

Once store closure sales started the company quickly stopped selling on its website, and now all that remains is this jpeg image hinting at new ventures.

I’m sure there will be a tone of speculation in the coming days and weeks (or as long as it takes for them to announce the meaning of the message) as to what sorts of plans Joann could be cooking up.

My theory based on nothing but my gut is that they will transition to an online only storefront, probably with much reduced inventory, sort of like Herrschners (which had previously announced that it will be carrying Big Twist yarn, the beloved private label yarn brand sold at Joann). I also think they will use whatever retail sales they do to support CreativeBug, the digital learning platform that Joann purchased in 2017. That could mean producing kits for projects that already have classes, or developing classes based on products they want to sell, or both.

As of this writing the CreativeBug website seems to still be functional and there’s a full slate of new classes planned for June. I’ve got my eye on both the Joann website and the Joann restructuring website and will let you know as soon as I see changes.

In the meantime, I’d love to hear your speculation as to what the next chapter might be for Joann.