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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?

Classic Dishcloth Knitting Patterns

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use. 

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make. 

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!). 

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn. 

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart. 

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern. 

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.