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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!

Comments

  1. Absolutely love cables! Love using the dictionaries to make up sampler type afghans 🙂

  2. My mom would love this! She knits & is always looking for inspiration! I would love to surprise & gift this to her!

  3. I love using stitch dictionaries for designing socks and dishcloths. Thank you for the opportunity to win such a useful book.

  4. I have used stitch dictionaries (my county library has one just for cables) when making scarves for my sons- they get to pick out the different cable patterns! I also like to use as a reference in understanding patterns, and deciding how to do prayer shawls, etc. I’m currently intrigued with drop stitch patterns, and I think that I’d like to try some slip stitch patterns next. Thanks for the “dreaming” opportunity.

  5. I do not have a favorite stitch. I am doing lace at the moment –making a shawl but I like a lot of stitches because they keep my interest and keep me learning.

  6. How fun! Awesome giveaway!
    I’m partial to cables…since a cabled scarf was my very first knit project that I completed.
    I love learning new stitches and being able to see something
    cool that you created.

  7. I don’t have a favorite but I’d love just to look and wonder how people thought of these!

  9. I love the drop stitch. It’s just magical that you can let go-and its a good thing! 🙂 I’m new to knitting so would love the dictionary to expand my working stitches

  10. I’ve been knitting a lot of afghans for my family lately and I love to design my own. Thank you!

  12. j’aime découvrir de nouveaux points et votre dictionnaire me serait bien utile
    kiss from France

  15. I too love knitting stitch dictionaries. right now I am obsessed with lace stitches.

  16. How great this would be. I am knitting more and crocheting less because of a shoulder injury, so this would be a welcome prize. Thanks for making it available.

  18. Just learning here on how to knit and want to do some doilies. So many beautiful stitches, not sure which one to choose.

  19. I design nearly evrything I make using an older small stitch dictionary and would love to have an updated one to work witth.

  20. Your book would be such a great opportunity to learn, which as a relatively new knitter would be great. I used the Moss Stitch on a baby hat earlier this year and loved it, but am eager to learn so much more. Thank you for this opportunity!

  23. I’ve been in the mood to get a good stitch dictionary for a while but haven’t found one I like well enough yet. I have a feeling this would be a great “gateway” into the dictionary pool. Thanks for the opportunity,

  24. I don’t have a favorite stitch, but I look for projects where I can learn a new one.

  25. I really don’t have a favorite stitch, I tend to go for old stitches that we rarely see any more.

  27. Hey…. Thank You for the Giveaway. Is this International. I would love to have one. I just wish there was a shop specially for knitters abd crotcheters. Been trying to get knitting needles here but not a lot of places have that here.

    Is there any other book like that . I have seen a couple of knitting books online but this is the first time I have heard of a book also including swatches and all. Again thank you so much.

  29. I am currently on a garter stitch binge. I have made a single-bed size afghan using 12 large log cabin squares. I am now working on a modified, one piece free-form log cabin afghan, also in garter stitch. I need this book to branch out into other patterns!

  30. I love trying new stitches and the knitting dictionary make it so easy to find many new stitches in one place.thanks for a chance at this awesome give away.

  33. I don’t have a favorite stitch just yet. I’m just learning how to knit. This will be my second attempt. The first time was over 30 years ago and had disastrous results. This book would be ideal!

  34. My favorite knitting stitch is seed stitch. It can be annoying sometimes to do, but it looks really nice in the end.

  36. I am new to knitting so I am learning so this book is just what I need. I borrow the neighbors book now when she isn’t using it. Thanks for the great giveaway and have a great week.

  37. Always enjoy getting a new stitch dictionary. I’msuch a process knitter.

  40. I like using stitch dictionaries when I am in the mood to learn a new stitch—perhaps for an afghan, dishcloth, scarf. Last winter I was in a scarf round robin swap, where we stitched 6 inches on the scarf and then passed it to the new person. I looked up different stitches to use so the scarf sections would look differently. A stitch dictionary would have come in handy.

  43. would love to win this book. I have just recently started knitting again after years of not doing it.

  45. I am always looking for new ways and patterns because I love knitting so much! It’s all I do in my spare time and love making gifts for all occasions!

  46. I love the basket weave stitch. Right now I am making several lapghans to gift to people who have been good to me this year. I am in love with the knitting technique of Entrelac. It is fascinating to me.

  47. Me encanta tejer desde los ocho años y ahora tengo sesenta! Me gusta ver en los diccionarios los diseños y asi hacer nuevos proyectos como cobijas, bufandas, afghans, sueters etc. Ahora los tejo para mis cuatro nietos!

  48. I always love the moss stitch, but lately have been having fun with the bobble stitch!!!

  50. I love stitch dictionaries. I like to use them to add textural interest to projects like scarves and hats.

Have you read?

Learn a Flower Bobble Technique to Knit a Fun Shawl

Generally I like knitting patterns where I feel like you can use whatever yarn you have (because my stash is big enough and I want to use it, thanks) and make a successful project. This is one of those times when a special yarn makes the process that much easier. 

The Floral Bouquet Shawl from Xandy Peters uses a specific extended color pooling yarn from Feisty Fibers, which allows you to place the bobble flowers with increasing frequency as you knit the project. 

It starts with a solid color yarn, then the two color yarn is added in, and you make a bobble whenever you encounter the color pops. This would be hard to replicate with other yarn that doesn’t have the extended color pooling built in.

The background of the shawl is ribbed, making the project reversible. 

The shawl uses fingering/sock yarn and comes out to be an asymmetrical triangle that’s 54 inches/137 cm long and 36 inches/ 90 cm deep and 60 inches/150 cm across the top edge. 

Xandy says the pattern is for intermediate to advanced knitters. Knowing how to work traditional bobbles would probably help, but there’s a great video tutorial for how to work the floral bobbles so you can practice on other yarn or even incorporate the bobbles into other projects. 

The bobbles are five-petaled flowers but they also kind of look like starfish to me, which could be fun on a child’s cardigan or other pattern. They’d also be fun on the leg of a sock or around the brim of a hat for extra whimsy. 

The pattern includes photo and video tutorials, and written and charted instructions. It also includes tips on what to look for if you choose to use different yarn for the project, and instructions on how to dye your own yarn to use in the project. 

If you want to give it a try, you can find the pattern on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Xandy Peters]