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Giveaway: Knit Now!

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knit now book giveaway

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

  2. Knitting is my winter ‘go to’ craft! The projects in this book look awesome!! Have an especially blessed day!

  5. I’d love to try to start using more than one color in my work. I’ve used color in the past, but not effectively, and hopefully some of these projects will give me the confidence to try!

  7. Looks like a great book…I want to tackle a block type afghan in the coming year…I usually do one piece afghans 🙂

  8. i need to start knitting things for babies and this book looks like it has lots of good ideas.

  15. I am a fairly new knitter and I can use all the help I can obtain! This book surely would be a help in the right direction. Thank you for having this giveaway!

  16. I need to work on getting a few projects off my needles then I’d probably like to start a fun new hat.

  17. Living in the world that if I start Christmas presents now for 2016 I will have more done than this year!

  18. Brand new to Craft Gossip! Looks great and I’d love to try out a new knitting book! My kids call me “the book lady” and I love to knit!

  19. I would love to get back to knitting regularly and finish the wip’s I have languishing in my closet.

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.