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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!

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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.

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]