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Giveaway: Knitting Architecture by Tanis Gray

August 8, 2016 by Sarah White

knitting architecture giveaway

Deborah is the winner.

There are so many great knitting books published each year, full of inspiring patterns I wish I could make, but I have to admit to myself that I’m never going to knit all that I wish I could and so I need to pass some of these great books on to others.

That’s the way it is with this week’s giveaway: Knitting Architecture by Tanis Gray. It includes 20 patterns for tops, wraps, mittens and more, the “and more” including a cool colorwork bag and a skirt inspired by a hotel in Dubai designed to look like a ship’s sail. (See all the patterns on Ravelry.)

The name of this book, as you might imagine by now, is literal. The designs actually are inspired by architecture from around the world, and she writes a little bit about the building behind the design of each pattern, which adds to the fun.

I’d love to knit the color-blocked Bauhuas cardigan, designed by Anne Weaver; the brightly colored Byzantine Pullover by Tanis Lavallee; Grace Anna Farrow’s bright-striped zig-zag Popmidou Wrap; or the super-airy Tower of Piza Shift from Veera Välimäki. Maybe you will knit one of these, instead, if you’re the winner.

For a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Aug. 14. I’d love to know if you have a favorite building, or a city that includes your favorite architecture (mine is probably Chicago).

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

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Comments

  1. C Allen says

    August 8, 2016 at 10:03 am

    I remember Marina City being featured in my dad’s ASCE magazine and it fascenated me.

  2. Laurie Hunt says

    August 8, 2016 at 10:03 am

    I would have to say New York just because of the diverse design. Love Tanis Gray. Would love a copy of this book. Thank you.

  3. Deborah Nelson says

    August 8, 2016 at 10:51 am

    What great patterns….all so different. Excited to see a skirt pattern! Interesting to see all the different techniques together in one collection.

  4. dianelaces says

    August 8, 2016 at 11:04 am

    Looks like a great book! I’m fascinated by different structures and textures in knitting.

  5. Mary Helene says

    August 8, 2016 at 11:12 am

    I love the architecture of San Francisco

  6. Crystal Fulcher says

    August 8, 2016 at 11:19 am

    I’m not a big city girl, I’m more a fan of coastal, southern architecture. Simple houses and then grander ones with big wrap around porches. I also haven’t traveled much to see the architecture of other places but give me pretty beach homes any day 🙂

  7. Alicia Perez says

    August 8, 2016 at 11:27 am

    Being from Chicago, I love the architecture here.

  8. Helen King says

    August 8, 2016 at 11:42 am

    My favorite building is an old barn that is falling on both ends that is in our area. Every time we go past it I look to see if it is still standing.

  9. spierssusan says

    August 8, 2016 at 11:45 am

    Great giveaway-Amsterdam, when I took the boat tour, truly was an inspiration for so many things. Doll house architecture, very quaint, and yet very, very old!

  10. jo says

    August 8, 2016 at 1:10 pm

    some nice patterns! Great giveaway!

  11. yolanda says

    August 8, 2016 at 1:37 pm

    Mine would have to be NYC.
    Thanks for this book giveaway.

  12. Bobbi says

    August 8, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    What a cool book! Someday I’d love to go to Paris to see the beautiful buildings in person…for now, I’ll just admire the pictures.

  13. Vicki says

    August 8, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    love it all,,knit on

  14. joyce hancock says

    August 8, 2016 at 2:14 pm

    Chicago has the architecture I am most familiar with. What a unique idea for pattern design. Thanks for the giveaway!

  15. craftyone says

    August 8, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    I guess the pyramids are great structures that look so awesome. However, from the book, the top on the cover is a winner.

  16. Theresa says

    August 8, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    Growing up in the Pittsburgh area, I have always loved the old stone buildings contrasted with the newer glass buildings. And lots of bridges. This book looks fantastic–esp love the Beaux Arts Cardigan and the Bird’s Nest Shrug. They look fantastic. Thanks for the chance to win a fabulous book.

  17. Martha says

    August 8, 2016 at 5:36 pm

    I would have to say my favorite city for architecture is Chicago also. (My husband loves anything Chicago) but it is surprising how many unique architectural details you will spot in small cities and towns if you look for the,

  18. Margay Roberge says

    August 8, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    I’ve always been partial to New York City because I visited often with my aunt when I was younger.

  19. Dina says

    August 8, 2016 at 9:18 pm

    Greco-Roman architecture all the way…it’s a tie between Athens and Rome.

  20. Melody J says

    August 9, 2016 at 2:00 am

    I love Victorian and Art Deco architecture. Those styles always look like the people involoved took their time to craft something wonderful.

  21. Katelyn M says

    August 9, 2016 at 8:21 am

    Thanks for the chance to win. I don’t know that I have a city that I love the architecture. I like small old towns with beautiful homes. The Victorian details are amazing!!! This book looks really beautiful.

  22. Amanda Hutchens says

    August 9, 2016 at 9:35 am

    I’d have to say Washington DC. Thank you for offering this giveaway.

  23. Jodi says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:06 am

    I love Vienna – the architecture is amazing but there are areas of London that are fantastic blends of ancient and modern. Thanks for the chance to win this book. 🙂

  24. Judith (from Israel) says

    August 9, 2016 at 11:58 am

    I love the modern architecture of Batumi, Georgia.

  25. Diane Forgione says

    August 9, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    What a beautiful and innovative concept! I love this book! I would love to see a pattern in honor of NYC’s Flatiron building!

  26. Karey says

    August 9, 2016 at 10:48 pm

    I love the architecture of New Orleans! It’s so cool!

  27. Asteride says

    August 10, 2016 at 1:32 pm

    I was recently in Shanghai and loved the tall buildings and the bridges with the river view!

  28. Dot says

    August 10, 2016 at 3:08 pm

    I love the old wooden stave churches in Norway, which were built without nails, just fitting the pieces together.

  29. Dana Jacobi says

    August 10, 2016 at 5:56 pm

    I love Doric columns of Segesta, the Grrek temple on Sicily. So I want to make the skirt that echoes it columns in Knitting Architecture. Thank you for the chance to win it.

  30. Giulia says

    August 11, 2016 at 3:18 am

    New York is the city I love! Huge avenues and beautiful buildings that surround one of the best city park of the world. thanks for the lovely giveaway

  31. lindarumsey says

    August 11, 2016 at 5:11 am

    My favourite city for architecture is Bath in the UK. All the beautiful yellow brick Georgian houses!

  32. Donna H says

    August 11, 2016 at 12:42 pm

    I love both Seattle and Savanah, GA for their architecture. Thanks for another great giveaway!

  33. Kim says

    August 11, 2016 at 1:37 pm

    Heading to Chicago this weekend. Love the architecture.

  34. erinandwhatnot says

    August 12, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    I adore the old-world architecture of Madrid, Sevilla, Toledo. Spain was my first taste of the world outside the US, and it just cannot be beat in my mind!

  35. Julie Peterson says

    August 14, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    I don’t know if this counts as architecture or not, but I would have to say the Great Wall of China.

  36. Denyalle says

    August 14, 2016 at 9:33 pm

    I’m not a huge architecture person, but I tend to get more emotional about historical architecture.

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Don’t get me wrong, I love a fancy sock, I’m also just pretty lazy and I figure a project worked on size 0 or 1 US needles is going to take a long time even without the added work of intricate colorwork, so why make it more complicated?

But there are definitely socks out there I’d be willing to make an exception for, and I think Tangled Bliss by Annette Schleicher may just be one of them. 

If you can’t tell from looking, this is decidedly an advanced knitting pattern. There’s brioche for the cuffs, complex looking colorwork done with the ladderback jacquard technique, multiple charts, and colors changing everywhere. 

There are links to tutorials for all the special skills in the pattern, but still it would help to have a handle on these concepts before you get started. 

The pattern uses three colors of light fingering weight yarn at a whopping 31 stitches per 4 inches/10 cm (that’s 7.75 stitches per inch/2.5 cm). 

Would you believe me if I told you that this pattern was designed for a speed knitting contest? Speed would be the last thing on my mind. 

But again, I think all the work for these fancy socks would be worth it. I love hoe the colorwork looks like an old tile floor, and think of the bragging rights when you tell people you made them yourself. (Though of course you did; have you ever seen store-bought socks that look anything like this?)

Best of all, this pattern is available for free on Ravelry, so there’s no reason not to give it a try if you’ve got the skills. If you do, I’d love to hear about it!

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