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Giveaway: Mason-Dixon Knitting Audiobook

September 26, 2016 by Sarah White

mason-dixon knitting audiobook giveaway

Anne is our winner!

This week’s giveaway is brought to you by me cleaning my office. I have a copy (on CD) of Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines, by Kay Gardiner and Ann Shayne.

The thing about an audio knitting book is that it doesn’t contain the patterns from the book, but there are lots of little stories in the book that are here, and it’s read by the authors, which is a lot of fun.

The recording is on three CDs and runs three hours and 30 minutes. I’m pretty sure I only listened to it once, so it should be in really good condition. I don’t think the company that made it exists anymore.

If you’d like a chance to win this one, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, October 2. I’d love to know which one of your far-flung friends you’d like to start a blog with. I’d pick my friend Jamie, who makes jewelry in Massachusetts, takes wonderful photographs and writes amazing poetry.

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

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Comments

  1. mary glover says

    September 26, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    I would really like to have this,i’ve done crafts all my life like my mom and grandma before her. The blog i would like to start is with my niece Lindsey who also does a lot of crafting. I live half a continent away from her but still feel a strong connection with her and her 6 kids. Thanks for the consideration

  2. lindarumsey says

    September 27, 2016 at 4:56 am

    I have never had any desire to start a blog, but I do love listening to audio books as I knit!
    lindarumsey on Ravelry

  3. sisylyn53 says

    September 27, 2016 at 5:56 am

    Would enjoy listening to the knitting tape. I am just learning to knit and it might be beneficial
    gandn74@ymail.com.

  4. Catherine Shepperd says

    September 27, 2016 at 8:42 am

    I listen to audiobooks as I fly to various knitting events. A book of knitting stories would be fun to listen to on the way. I might enjoy doing a blog with my youngest daughter.

  5. Janet Kostiuk says

    September 27, 2016 at 9:44 am

    Love to listen to audio books while I knit or stitch. Easy way to multi-task!

  6. knittingdancer says

    September 27, 2016 at 10:23 am

    I have never had the desire to write a blog but I enjoyed reading them. I like to listen to books on cds while I knit.

  7. Anne says

    September 27, 2016 at 10:18 pm

    I would start a blog with my dear friend Paul where we would mock our mutual conservative upbringing. I’d love to win the audiobook!

  8. Terry Anne Smiley says

    October 1, 2016 at 6:59 pm

    My best friend is one of the best knitters I know. She is constantly knitting up her unique back zippered baby jackets: every grandchild of her friends and every child born to one of her coworkers has received a Jenn Jacket as a gift. I’d love to win this for her so she could have it to listen to when driving the 9 hrs to visit her grandchildren!

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Summer T-Shirt Knitting Patterns

Knitters are always looking for ways to continue to knit and to wear their knits even when it’s hot outside, so there are tots of great T0shirt knitting patterns to choose from. I love knitting short-sleeved shirts because they feel so much faster than sweaters, and you can wear them on top of dresses or even longer-sleeved items when it gets cooler.

There are lots of different styles of knit tops, from the basic to the more detailed. On the more basic side are things like the Perfect T-Shirt from Originally Lovely, a basic raglan tee with nine sizes and worked in worsted weight yarn; Paper Bloom by Yvonne Hugo (free on Ravelry), available in six sizes and worked with cotton and silk yarn for extra coolness; or Iris H’s Amelia Top, also on Ravelry, a slim fit, DK weight top with nine size.

Jazz it up with a bit of lace like on the Athens Lace Hem top by Sarah Hatton (Ravelry). This otherwise simple project has a bit of lace at the bottom, which is an easy way to make a project more interesting without a ton of work. This one uses fingering weight yarn and comes in nine sizes.

Another simple embellishment is to emphasize the lines of your top with different stitches. The Spring Lines top uses twisted ribbing at the center front and V-neck and along the raglan lines to give it a slimmer fit and more interest. This design from Turquoise Toque Designs has 11 size options and is available on Ravelry.

Silfurberg by Joji Locatelli uses both of these elements, with lace panels at the center front and back and purl ridges throughout to make it a little more fun to knit and to wear. The pattern uses fingering weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. Learn more on Ravelry.

Keep it simple or add puffed sleeves (and/or long sleeves) to the slim fit Knitty Committee top by Lily Kate France. This one has two length options, waist shaping and optional bust darts to fulfill all your curvy top dreams, and it comes in nine sizes. You’ll find it on Ravelry.

Take it even more romantic with the Daphne Top from Friday Knits, which has puffed sleeves and applied I-cord to emphasize the bust and sweetheart neckline. It comes in eight sizes and uses DK weight yarn.

Or add some sweet flowers with the Gigio pattern from Emilie Luis. This pretty pattern found on Ravelry has cable panels running up the front with the option for adding sweet embroidered flowers. You can also add decorative buttons if you like. It comes in 11 sizes and calls for sport weight yarn. 

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