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Giveaway: How-to-Knit Flip Books

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Congratulations to kajubo!

Several years ago, I was at a local fiber arts festival and I won the fastest knitter contest, and part of my prize was this set of flip books on different knitting technique.

They’re called Flip Knit, made by Annie Modesitt, and I have four of them:

  • Combination and Western Knitting
  • Combination and Western Purling
  • Knit and Purl Increases
  • Right and Left Slanting Decreases

They’re literally flip books, which almost look like a video in your hands if you flip them right. And you can actually see a video of one here:

 

 

 

So cool, both for learning and just for having around the house to show to your knitting friends.

This week one person will win these four books.

If you’d like a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, January 24. I’d love to know what style of knitting (picking, throwing, combination, Portuguese, whatever) you do!

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

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Comments

  1. Oh how brilliant these look! I just ‘knit’ – didn’t know there was any other way to knit.

  4. I am looking into knitting and want to learn how. I would love to make things for my new twin grandchildren!

  5. Thank you for the giveaway! I am a “thrower”; and for stranded knitting, I hold both yarns in the right hand.

  6. I’m a thrower but would like to learn alternatives; I don’t have problems with my hands now but want to avoid them in the future. Besides, variety is the spice of knitting…

  21. Continental most of the time, but throw for variety or if my fingers start cramping. I’ve tried picking, not as good at that.

  22. Once I learned the Continental-style, my knitting has gotten much faster – I like the ability to control the yarn with my non-dominant hand and not feel like I have to drop the needle every time I want to throw a stitch. >^..^<

  24. I don’t know the knitting terms you are throwing out there… These flip books are wonderful. I remember making something like that years ago in school. I have knitted mittens when my daughter was little. I also knitted a hat and sweater. It’s been awhile, but I might get back into it some day!

  26. I am a thrower, but believe continental is faster. Maybe I should try learning THAT to get through my stash!!

  28. I am a combination knitter I use Portuguese style of knitting and throwing thou I never let go of the needle to throw. I do a lot of charity knitting and sock knitting, there is nothing like a warm pair of wool socks for wearing in the winter. (fine yarn and small needles) I like learning new ways of doing things and would like to try these books. kajubo

  32. this is adorable! I actually do loom knitting since im struggling to figure out how to use the needles, ha. Would love to learn!

  36. I learnt how to knit, purl, increase and decrease from a how-to-knit book which I bought in the U.S. years ago. The book even taught me how to splice and how to knit cables and braids.

  37. I am self-taught, so I am not sure what my knitting style is. I’d guess American? I only recently learned of Portuguese style and that is supposed to be much faster (I’m slow) and easier on the body and hands/wrists, which I need, so I am hoping to teach myself that this year. It’s a goal for 2016. It takes me far too long to complete one project, so I am hoping that will increase my speed because I want to knit so many things!

  40. I don’t have a style as I have just made up my mind to learn. Years ago my mother taught me some knitting as a child but I want to learn and make some things and these books look fabulous. Thanks!

  42. I found about this page after the giveaway, but I have to say that this is an awesome idea of a little book. I had never heard the use of flip books for knitting. I am a thrower.

Have you read?

Book Review: Viking Knits

Beautiful people and beautiful sweaters combine in Lasse L. Matberg’s Viking Knits. The book includes more than 40 Scandinavian inspired knits for men, women and children featuring textured stitches and colorwork.

Matberg is known as The Viking and has worked as a chef, naval officer, fitness instructor and model, as well as being on a couple of reality TV shows. He comes from a long line of makers and his book was first published in Norwegian in 2021 and has since come out in an English version.

The book is divided into sections including everyday sweaters, knits for the great outdoors, stylish knitwear, Norse sweaters and accessories. Some of the patterns use the same designs in different versions for men, women and children. I counted seven projects rated for beginners, 19 for intermediate knitters and 17 for experienced knitters. The more difficult patterns tend to have allover colorwork or stitch patterning.

The pattern stitches and colorwork are shown in charts, with a little bit of text to tell you how to make the garment. Most of the book is sweaters, but there are also hats (sometimes coordinating with sweaters), scarves and a couple of sitting mats.

You can check out all the patterns on Ravelry. Some of my favorites are the more basic ones, such as the Power Sweater, a close-fitting (sized for men) ribbed sweater; the Heart Sweater, a raglan with allover lice stitch; and the Midsummer Sweater, with textured stripes and a henley neckline. I also like the Breeze designs (there are versions for men, women and children) that have colorwork diamonds on them.

Sizing on the garments varies, but there are six sizes for the men’s patterns (noted as small through XXL and then Lasse sized), six for women (XS to XL) and three for children (age 2-4, 6-8 and 10-12).

The yarns used in the book aren’t available in the United States but you can find suppliers here if you want to use the same yarns. Otherwise the book gives a lot of details about yarn content and gauge so you should be able to find good substitutes wherever you live.

If you have Norwegian or Scandinavian heritage or just like the look of cozy textured or colorful sweaters, this book is a lot of fun, and the eye candy is pretty great, too.

About the book: 192 pages, hardcover, 43 patterns. Published in English in 2023 by Search Press. Suggested retail price $29.95.

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