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Giveaway: Knit Now!

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Congratulations to Jennie.

By the title alone this book seems like an appropriate one for the end of one year and the start of another.

Knit Now! by Candi Jensen includes patterns and projects from the first three seasons of “Knit and Crochet Now!” (formerly also known as “Knit and Crochet Today”) as well as some new projects. There are accessories, projects for the home, gifts for babies and more included in the 26 projects in the book.

You’ll also find 12 afghan block of the week squares, enough to make your own throw. A DVD included with the book shows Candi Jensen demonstrating each of the blocks (runtime is 26 minutes).

This book is a lot of fun, colorful, and just the thing to jumpstart your knitting in the new year.

If you’d like a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day (gasp) Sunday, January 3. I’d love to know if there’s a particular project or type of project that you’d like to tackle in the new year.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, good luck and happy new year!

Comments

  1. I do not have anything in particular so far that I would like to do other than perhaps a project for myself. I have a tendency to make things for others or prayers shawls for the church.

  3. Thank you for hosting this giveaway. My goal this year is to improve my knitting skills! I know the basics and would like to start making baby hats. So I am in the process of struggling to learn how to use double pointed needles as I make my second hat. It’s not perfect but it is better than the first one and is terribly cute, if I may say so myself. This book looks like fun. I actually have one of her earlier books on scarves.

  4. I think I would like to knit an afghan this year. I tend to stick to smaller projects but would like something I can use in my house.

  7. I will be starting a fair isle cowl on Jan 7th as a mystery knit along. I have knitted a couple of fair isle projects but need to learn how not to pull the stranding yarn too tight so it won’t pucker.

  8. No particular project – just find it refreshing to see – Crochet AND Knit together in a book! Unusual from years before for sure. Kudos to Candi for that and Happy New Year – CraftGossip!!! Thanks for the opportunity! 🙂

  9. What a wonderful book. A young man I know has taken up knitting, loves it and is very good. I would love to give the book to him. Thank you for the opportunity to win this book!

  10. I will be knitting Christmas stockings for a friend. I am not sure how many or what age groups but I will enjoy doing it as my grands all have theirs.

  13. I am tackling new techniques and now knitting for myself (major change), having just finished an oversized cardigan with a yarn blend of 12 splendid fibers. With each project I make sure it contains either a new stitch or technique of which I have no experience. I have not done color work since high school (1969), which is next on my list as well as exploring other types of color-knitting techniques from past generations. Yes, I am an addict! This book certainly is one I want to include in my library.

  14. My goal for 2016 is to finish my first sweater. I have it started, but only just barely and construction scares me. 🙂

  15. I have not knitted in year’s so I would like to start with an afghan to build my skills back. Since I retired I now have time for getting back to things I love to do.

  18. Always trying to challenge myself. Something boho with fashionable fringing. Love unique projects

  22. I have just started knitting again after a year break. I have a lot of stash yarn. So for the new year I want to use as much of this yarn as possible. This book might help with the plan. Thanks for the chance.

  23. Nothing in particular.

    My great nephew saw me knitting and wanted me to teach him how to knit, he’s six years old, but a curious kid.

  32. I would love to learn to knit in the round and use double pointed needles when knitting – as you can tell, I know the knitting basics and that is it – time to move forward!

  33. I want to resume the level of knitting I could accomplish back in the 70s! I would love to have this book. Thank you…

  34. I would love to tackle throw from different blocks, wanting to start that project for some time now.

  37. I need some fresh ideas for the winter birthdays in the family–plus spring, summer and fall ones also!!

  39. Thanks for the giveaway! This year I want to tackle Norwegian mittens on size 0 to 1 needles. That will be an accomplishment for me.

  43. I am determined to learn how to knit socks in 2016! I have been collecting sock patterns, all shapes and sizes, for a few years now. I think it’s time to learn!

  45. I would love to graduate to non-flat things to knit. I think this book would really help me

  49. I always like to challenge myself with my knitting and this year I’d like to try double knitting. The one technique that really scares me is steeking , bur perhaps I’ll give it a go in the new year!

Have you read?

Classic Dishcloth Knitting Patterns

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use. 

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make. 

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!). 

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn. 

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart. 

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern. 

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.