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Giveaway: Knits at Home

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Knits at Home giveaway

Siaron is the winner.

Knitting for your home is a lot of fun because it shows anyone who visits that you are a knitter. From pillows to throws to doorstops and chair covers, there are a lot of different ways to use knitting in your home decor.

Knits at Home by Jacqui Small (which was published in England as The Knitted Home), goes from basic patterns and stitch patterns all the way through learning how to measure your own furniture to make knit covers for anything you want.

It’s a pretty book that’s sure to spark some ideas for ways you can bring more knitting into your home.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, April 3. I’d love to know if you have any knit home decor right now or what you might like to make in the future. I have a big knit throw that I love and some knit pillows that come out every now and then.

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

Comments

  3. Dishcloths, double knit hot pads and placemats, textured throws. Always looking for more inspiration!

  6. I have made a number of afghans and I have knit them as gifts for people for special events.

  9. I make throws as gifts, and as of yet have not kept one for myself.Finished a knitted sampler throw for my sister for this past Christmas. Maybe one day.

  11. I have a pillow form, but haven’t found the right pattern to use with it. I’ve also always loved chunky-looking throws, such as the one on the cover of the book in the giveaway. I really would love to have throws to use for different seasons of the year. This book looks wonderful, and I thank you for offering it to us!!

  12. I’ve knit afghans for all my children, now I’m ready to knit a new one for me. Thinking about a big knit type throw. Just have to decide color.

  13. im making a bath mat and pillow covers and trying to design a bedspread and curtains.
    i have half a cover made for my sewing machine. was thinking of trying to make those fabric baskets for the dressers/shelf units.
    so many things to make. thx for having so many contests

  14. I’ve been wanting to knit and this is the year!! The book looks perfect for me to get started!!

  15. I just moved into my new home so am eager to decorate w/ new colors! The nicest hand knit item I have is a gorgeous afghan made for me by my knitting buddies. They each did different square. It’s a treasure!!

  16. I made a large knit throw which I carry in the car in the winter time and a thick knit bed for my cat which he loves. Thank you for the opportunity to win this wonderful sounding book!

  17. I’ved made some throws before and gived them to my daughters but I would love to make a big one with bigs needles and big yarn.
    Thank you for this giveaway!

  21. I recently made a fringed pillow for my sofa. I really love this book and I am excited about this giveaway! Thanks for this opportunity!

  24. I have a beautiful white afghan on my couch. Of course my cat thinks I made for her.

  25. I have a couple of throws and some Christmas stockings. I’m hoping to make some cushion covers in the near future.

  26. My little apartment is embellished with one knitted cushion and one knit throw. Mom’s house, which is much larger, has cushions, bolsters, throws and a bedspread that I’ve made for her. Rav shows all the patterns from this book, and there are some great ones! Geometric Cable Throw and Ridge Rug are so unique, they’d be the first I’d want to make.

  28. I have several chair and sofa cushions that could use some knit covers! Thanks for the chance to win.

  31. We’re getting ready to move, so I’ve turned my attention to knitting for staging. I just finished a throw with an uber-chunky yarn that is beautifully folded up. I can’t wait to move so I can actually use it! With a dog and four kids, I know the throw would not stay “stage-able” for long if I let life happen to it. Also crocheted a new rug for the same room, using old sheets. There’s a pouf pattern in Knits at Home I would love to try next!

  33. I have a knit pillow and plans for making another.

    Thanks for a chance to win.

    usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

  35. I really need to make new pillow covers! Ours are all ripped! I just haven’t had time to make them yet.

  36. Well, I have a couple of afghan projects waiting for some fateful day. What I do finish are pillow covers. Love to fit older pillows with vibrant new covers, usually oversized medallions.

  38. I’ve knitted an afghan for the living room during the chilly winter months.

  40. I have lots of cushions and blankets that I’ve kitted over the years – they make a house feel like home!

  48. I made a blanket last year and has been a great hit in the family. Everybody loves it!

  50. I love to knit simple things so I made a cotton rug some time ago. Made of t-shirt yarn and knitted on 15 mm needles. Very quick, lacey and fun!

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.