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Giveaway: Holiday Knitting Books

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Janet K. is our winner!

I’m not quite ready to admit that the holidays are right around the corner, but it’s true. So let’s celebrate this week with a giveaway of some really fun holiday-related knitting books.

This week’s giveaway winner will be sent (and I’ll really try to hurry on this one so you can use them this season!):

  • Knitivity by Fiona Goble, which tells the Christmas story in knit form and has patterns for 16 characters, from wise men and shepherds to Jesus, Mary and Joseph, as well as some animals to help decorate the includes manger scene.
  • ‘Twas the Knits Before Christmas, also by Goble, which tells “A Visit from St. Nicholas” is fiber form, complete with stockings, children, parents, Santa, reindeer and a moon with a striped scarf.
  • Knit a Vintage Christmas by Candi Derr, a fun book full of a dozen classic stocking patterns as well as instructions for a woodland wreath with tons of flowers, owls and hedgehogs that could be used for other projects and gift ideas like knit slippers, a hobby horse with a knit head and a bag to hold your Christmas pajamas.
  • The Stockings Were Knit by Mickey Landau, which is a quick little booklet with eight knit stocking designs.

If you’d like a chance to win these books, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, November 22. Please US addresses only for this one; that’s a lot of books!

I’d love to know if you are doing holiday knitting this year and how it’s going or if like me you haven’t started yet!

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

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Comments

  1. I am trying to finish up projects that somehow got put to the side. I have a few holiday projects that I need to start.

  3. The days are shorter in more ways than one as we head into the holiday season. If only I didn’t have to sleep:) These books like they’d be wonderful for festive fare.

    from sunny and bright VT where the grass is still green,
    the Vermonster

  8. WOW! What a marvelous collection of books!! I’m making sweaters for grandkids & DILs. I’m positive I’d find more projects in each of these books!

  10. I am knitting cowls for the three daughters and am always looking for new Christmas knitting patterns. Love having the opportunity to win these books.

  13. Yes, I am knitting gifts for Christmas right now. I have quite a list and knit them in order of importance. So, the bottom of the list items are not a big deal if I run out of time.

  17. I have 3 knitting projects that I hope to finish before the holidays: 2 scarfs and a toddler vest. So much to knit, so little time 🙂

  19. I’m way behind on my holiday knitting this year. But my mother asked me to knit her a Christmas stocking and these books look like they’re filled with great ideas and patterns. Thanks for this wonderful giveaway!!

  21. I just learned how to knit and would love to knit something for Christmas for the very first time!

  22. What a great collection of books—love the titles of the first two, so funny!! I am making doilies and scarves this year. Thanks for the chance to win.

  25. I have not started but I really need too! I have a list made of ideas though! thank you!! This is a lovely giveaway!!

  26. I’ve already finished a Christmas stocking, have a couple of hats to make, and also some knit and crocheted gift card holders. Hope it all gets done!

  28. So far I’ve made a pair of socks, baby blanket. Working on a hat and shawl. So much more to do ghouls. I’d love to win the books to help me with more ideas.

  30. Thank you for this awesome giveaway! I am way behind! I started a witch for Halloween and I am still trying to get her done! So needless to say I haven’t even started on any other holiday knitting.

  31. Oh my! It snuck up so quickly this year! I have a few projects to finish up from last year, but I can’t imagine not starting a few new ones this year! The books look awesome!! Thank you!

  36. I am knitting hats and socks. I would love the Knit a Vintage Christmas. I love all things vintage! Happy Holidays everyone!!!! :.))

  37. Not much holiday knitting for me…. I’m making a couple of knit ornaments for close friends. My daughter asked for a sweater, and I asked if she’d like to go through my cedar chests and have something of mine – she was thrilled with the idea. Since I’ve been knitting my entire life, I’ve got quite a collection.

  38. I probably won’t be doing much if any this year; not enough time and too many other projects going! But I do love knitting!

  39. I’d love a chance at these books. So fun!
    Right now I have a willy nilly shawl on my needles for Mom’s Christmas gift and a mermaid tail lapgan for my niece on my hook.

  45. Oh wow what a wonderful collection of books. I am learning to knit with a little help from YouTube because I am left handed.

Have you read?

Knit and Felt Some Tabi Style Slippers

The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical. 

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique. 

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead. 

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit. 

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern. 

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like. 

[Photo: Maymade Knits]