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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?

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]