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Giveaway: Knitting on Top of the World

October 13, 2014 by Sarah White

Win a paperback copy of Nicky Epstein's Knitting on top of the world.

Congratulations to winner Debby!

Nicky Epstein’s Knitting on Top of the World is a really fun book, chock full of 50 designs inspired by knitwear and other traditions from around the world.

For example (opening to some pages randomly) an entrelac wrap inspired by strolls in Paris, a Fair Isle and diamond brocade cardigan, a super fancy Aran sweater (that’s it there on the newly designed cover for the paperback edition), a capelet that looks like giant versions of tams sewn together, a flower-covered pullover inspired by Spain, and a lace scarf fir for a Shanghai garden.

I started knitting the dragon from this book a long time ago. Never finished it, but maybe I will now that I’m thinking about it again.

This week I have a copy of the paperback version of this book to give away. One winner will be chosen at random from the people who leave comments on the post before the end of the day Sunday, October 19.

Why don’t you tell me where your dream vacation would take you? I would love to go to the Mediterranean!

Thanks for visiting, sharing and commenting and good luck!

Looking for knitting patterns for knitted Cardigans? Check out these Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

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Comments

  1. barb stenby says

    October 19, 2014 at 7:38 am

    my dream vacation would be a trip to Ireland

  2. Jessica Miller says

    October 19, 2014 at 8:30 am

    I would love to go to Hawaii!

  3. Maureen says

    October 19, 2014 at 12:01 pm

    Alaska

  4. beth says

    October 19, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    i would like to go to australia it looks fun there

  5. Danielle Lima says

    October 19, 2014 at 5:05 pm

    I would love to go to the United Kingdom.

  6. craftitwithliz says

    October 19, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    I would like one more trip to Paris.

  7. Leslie Swett says

    October 19, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    I would love to go to Paris!

  8. Cheryl Reinhardt says

    October 19, 2014 at 7:33 pm

    Switzerland

  9. Stephanie Galbraith says

    October 19, 2014 at 8:11 pm

    My dream vacation would take me to St. Croix.

  10. Veronica Garrett says

    October 19, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    My dream vacation would be a trip to Tahiti.

  11. Allison says

    October 19, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    I would love to go to Ireland. Thanks so much for the chances to win.

  12. debby says

    October 19, 2014 at 9:39 pm

    I would love to go to Alaska.

  13. Michelle D says

    October 19, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    My dream vacation would be visiting the Amazon in Brazil.

  14. Daniel M says

    October 19, 2014 at 11:46 pm

    always wanted to see Rome

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Have you read?

Krampus Sweater Knitting Pattern

Santa and Saint Nicholas generally get all the good press, but Central European kids know you don’t want to just be good so you get presents from St. Nicholas; you also want to avoid the ire of Krampus. (He’s depicted as a human-like figure with horns and usually hairy or furry who gives birch rods instead of gifts to kids who are bad.)

If you’re the type to embrace the naughty side (or you just want to scare the children into good behavior over the holidays), maybe you’ll want to knit a Krampus sweater.  

This one, from Sofie Amalie Laulund, is a top down circular yoke sweater with Krampus faces at the top and cavorting Krampuses further down the body, with some traditional Scandinavian snowflakes thrown in for fun. 

Because of the large motifs there’s not a lot of room for adjusting the fit, but it is available in five sizes (the Ravelry page doesn’t say what the sizing is, and it says its worked with no ease but the photo looks like the sweater has a bit of positive ease, so if you decide to make this one just check the measurements and your own comfort level for ease when picking a size). 

It also uses five colors, but there’s very little red and brown so you can probably use scrap yarn for those parts. It calls for DK weight yarn. You’ll want a background color that helps the creatures stand out. You could also work the snowflake bands in different colors if you want to mix it up. 

The pattern is available in both English and Danish, and you can find it on Ravelry. This is the designer’s first pattern, which kudos to them because it’s such an ambitious (and fun!) project I’m happy to add to my collection of whimsy-filled knits. 

[Photo: Sofie Amalie Laulund]

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