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Giveaway: Knit Stitch Dictionary

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Congratulations to Carol.

I am a little obsessed with knitting stitch dictionaries. They’re so fun to look through and play with, wondering what kind of pattern you might make with that stitch, and sometimes actually doing it.

This week’s giveaway is a new collection, Knit Stitch Dictionary by Debbie Tomkies. It includes 250 stitches using basic knit and purl, twisted and traveling stitches, eyelets and lace, bobbles, tucks, pleats, wrapped and dropped stitches, slip stitches, chevrons, colorwork, cables and more. Each pattern is shown in a large swatch with both written and charted instructions, so it’s a great book for learning chart reading, too, if that’s a skill you need help with.

It’s a great book with a variety of options that isn’t too overwhelming, and a fun way to practice different techniques on a small scale of jazz up basic knitting projects.

If you’d like a chance to win a copy of this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday June 7. I’d love to know if you have a favorite knitting stitch, or how you use stitch patterns when you knit. (I’m pretty partial to Moss Stitch right now.)

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

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Comments

  1. I love books like this. I must have this for my collection. It would be greatly appreciated and used. Love your give a ways
    Robin

  2. I really like cables, but I’ve really been into lacy patterns lately with lots of eyelets. I’m just discovering stitch dictionaries and I’m already addicted!

  3. My current favorite is knitting cables. I’d love to try new stitches, so I have my fingers crossed.

  6. I enjoy experimenting with different stitches but do not really have a favourite. Thank you for the giveaway chance.

  9. I tend to love lace knitting in summer and cables in winter. This is a great book for both!

  10. I’m into knitting lace patterns at the moment. It looks like a very useful book to have 🙂

  11. I love browsing stitches…its fascinating the way people can manipulate simple ideas into beautiful complex items.

  12. I love, love stitch books, I have a stitch by day calendar that is fantastic, so innovative. Right now I am loving the embossed leaf lace stitch in a shawl pattern I am knitting, so beautiful. peace and love to all knitters…..

  13. Thank you for this opportunity!! I recently changed to knitting from crochet because I started getting stiff and achy fingers while crocheting, so I am trying to learn new knitting stitches. I don’t have a favorite yet, but really want to learn the cable stitch. A reference like this would be wonderful—one-stop shopping while I’m learning new stitches.

  14. I would love to expand my knitting knowledge. I, sadly, don’t know many so I guess I would say I like knit stitch (I know, shame on me for not really knowing more than knit and purl).

  15. I like to learn and experiment with different cable stitches, my favorite!
    Thanks, Kim Reid

  16. I love the Eiffel Tower stitch. When I was first starting out, I saw it in British stitch dictionary. I made a mess of it then and of course now, I haven’t a clue what book it was in. Searching is half the fun.

  17. Thank you for the opportunity to win. I’m just starting to venture out of the “basics”. This would be a phenomenal book to have to help me try new patterns.

  20. I am just learning so no favorites yet. I am just trying to acquire more experience and knowledge.

  22. I like and use the moss stitch and seed stitch very regularly. I would love to be able to expand on my knowledge of stitches

  23. Just finished an eye of partridge heel flap and love the texture it creates. I’ve only ever seen this texture used for heels, but I think it might make fantastic fingerless mitts.

  24. Knitting stitch pattern books are my favorite. Right now I’m only making rectangles and squares with knit and purl stitches. I felt bold when I did one with a skip stitch. My current one is a chevron pattern that looked was, but it turns out it isn’t error forgiving. Oh well. I’m still having fun with it. That’s for this giveaway. Right up my knitting alley.

  25. I like to work with cables, but seed/rice/moss is another favorite of mine. I would love to learn more ideas. Thanks for the chance to win!

  26. I love playing with different stitches. My favorite is seed, second is moss, but good old garter gets a lot done. I’d love to learn. The book would be great. Thanks for the chance!

  27. Well as if said before I love stitch collections it’s a great way to discover techniques I’ve never tried or even heard of. I love using them for sampler afghans and baby blankets

  28. My favourite stitch pattern is “Feather and Fan”. I use to stitch patterns to replace plain stockinette stitch in baby jackets and socks!

  29. I’ve got a cable stitch pattern book, and have been looking to get a regular stitch book- a couple of months ago I made up some cable swatches and framed them and think I would like to make some of other stitches, too.

    I also love moss stitch!

    thanks for the giveaway!

  30. As a beginner these knitting stitch options are endless and looks like fun.Thanks for the amazing giveaway. 🙂

  33. I would love to win this book, although I’m pretty new to it I really seem to have a knack for it and am always looking for good tips, thank you!! ??

  39. I would really like to make my own patterns and this book looks like the one to help me.

  40. I’ve really taken a shine to entrelac, but I like to mix it up a bit by adding cables or small lace or texture patterns to each square. Having 250 options right at my fingertips – WOW! Thanks for the giveaway from KittenWhiplash on Rav.

  41. I really like cable and entrelac stitches, but I’m afraid to try them.
    Maybe this dictionary would help me to overcome that attitude.

Have you read?

Book Review: Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit & Crochet Blankets

Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four. 

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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