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Giveaway – Kristin Omdahl’s Knitting Wrapsody!

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Take 18 original designs, a plethora of interesting techniques and elements, and a DVD full of tutorials, and what do you have?

Kristin Omdahl’s Knitting Wrapsody! Wrap, drape and tie your knitting with scarves, shawls, capes, wraps, shrugs and skirts. If you can wrap it, drape it or tie it, it’s in here!

Kristin takes some unusual approaches to her techniques and the accompanying dvd will guide you through. A perfect way to learn, and who better to learn from!

This giveaway will end Mar 16, 2011. Leave me a comment about Kristin’s designs.

Comments

  1. I recently saw two of the patterns in this book and I absolutely love the ingenuity of her designs! I really want this book!

  3. Her designs are absolutely beautiful. These would be so fun to make for me and my friends.

  5. I’ve been eyeing this book for a while – I love the lush look of the fibers Kristin uses!

  7. Love the cover shrug and the serpentine wrap but would love to see the book for the varied constructions she has used. Thank you

  8. I love Interweave and Knitty websites. The cover shrug is gorgeous. It’s what caught my eye and made me comment.

  9. It’s hard to choose one design that I love the most from the pictures I’ve seen of this book. I would love a chance to win a copy.

  10. I haven’t made anything wearable yet. I’m still fairly new to knitting and would love to win this book to attempt a wrap!

  18. The shrug on the cover looks great– so I’m sure there are many more great designs inside!

  19. Kristin’s designs are great, somewhere between playful and elegant, and very wearable. There’s some truly spectacular patterns in this book, like the Flamenco Ruffled Drawstring Skirt or the Infinity Cardy-Wrap and the cute shrug on the cover.

  21. I tried knitting up the shrug on the cover of Knitting Wrapsody, but there seems to be a problem with the short-row graph. Has anybody tried working with this pattern yet or run into problems?

  22. Wow! I just saw this book today and have been looking for information on Kristin Omdahl and happened upon this! I hope I win!

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.