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Giveaway: Knit Scarves and Shawls Now

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Knit scarves and shawls now book review

Reader amchart is our winner!

It won’t always be this way, that the book I’m giving away is the one I reviewed the week before, but since we had such fun with the cowl book I thought it would be nice to offer one for the scarf people as well.

So this week’s giveaway is Knit Scarves and Shawls Now, a collection of 41 (by my count) shawls, scarves and, yes, a few cowls, using lots of different techniques and originally published in German.

It looks like a really fun book, particularly for people who like gift knitting or just having a whole wardrobe of scarves and shawls to choose from (that’s me, for sure).

Since we covered cowls vs. scarves last week, this time if you’d like to be entered to win, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, February 14 (aww) letting me know what sort of neck-knitting, if any, you are wearing today.

As I type this I’m wrapped in a Quaker Yarn Stretcher (the shawl version) in some lovely Happy Fuzzy Yarn. So yes, I have a soft spot for simple little shawls, too.

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

 

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  1. It’s still summer here in Victoria, Australia, so no scarf today. But only 20 minutes ago I was trawling through my stash for the makings of a new one. I live in the hills and the colder weather is a great reason to have lots of colour and texture and squish like the pictures in the book!

  2. This book look like a wonderful book with alot of great patterns to make thanks for sharing and the chance to win.

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Knit a Great Button Down Shirt

Just about anything you can make in fabric you can make in knitting, but there are some styles that you just don’t see that often translated into knitting. 

For example, a button down collared shirt. This is a classic design, of course, and it looks great in a knit version, but it’s just not something you see much of. 

Noma Ndlovu’s Guglethu shirt is the pattern to try if you want to knit your own button down shirt. This one is inspired by cashmere tops (though the sample was made out of yak yarn, not cashmere, and uses two strands of lace weight yarn held together) and includes lots of high-fashion details like double-knit cuffs, collar and shoulder seams. 

It has a patch pocket on the front and 10 buttons including the button band and the cuffs. 

The designer says you can also use a DK weight yarn held singly if you’d rather, and that the shirt looks good in a variety of yarns. There is another version on Ravelry that uses Berroco Remix Light, which is a mix of nylon, cotton, acrylic, silk and cellulose fibers. It has a more relaxed look but it still really pretty. 

The pattern has 12 sizes, with a full bust measurement ranging from 32.35 to 72.25 inches, or 82 to 183.5 cm. The designer suggests 2 to 6 inches, or 5 to 15 cm, of positive ease when you pick your size. I could totally see knitting one that’s even bigger to wear more like a jacket, because I do that a lot with button down shirts I already own.

I love all the details on this shirt, which isn’t necessarily difficult to knit, but might introduce you to some things you’ve never knit before (like those cuffs with the plackets, or a shirt collar like this). 

To learn more about this shirt and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself, head to Ravelry. 

[Photo: Noma Ndlovu]

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