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Giveaway: Pop Knitting

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win a copy of pop knitting

The winner is Trish!

Pop Knitting by Britt-Marie Christoffersson is not a new book (it was published in 2012), but it is one of those books that I just love and that I wouldn’t be giving away if I hadn’t been sent an extra copy (thanks, Interweave/F+W!)

This book is so much fun, chock full of colorful inspiration and a multitude of ways to add pop to your knitting.

In this case pop oven means color, but also fun textures, like those cool circles with a different color inside you see on the cover.

Flip this book open to any page and you’ll see something interesting; more often than not it will probably be something you’ll want to play with.

Some random examples: using slipped stitches and intarsia to for a welted fabric with contrast color circles, making waves of contrasting color and texture across a fabric by picking up stitches 7 rows below the working row, knitting in different directions and different colors in garter stitch to make a woven openwork fabric and playing with shortened and lengthened rows to make a hodgepodge, stash-busting fabric that looks like a work of modern art.

This is a book for a swatcher, for the adventuresome knitter who isn’t afraid to add a motif to a knitting pattern or strike out on their own to create something amazing. Or just use it as a coffee table book that, if nothing else, will inspire you to play with color and stretch your idea of what knitting can do.

If you’d like to win a copy of this one, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Dec. 21. Why don’t you tell me your favorite color combinations for knitting? I’m really loving gray with anything bright right now.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing and good luck!

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  2. I have a few knitting books in my collection, but I would love to have Pop Knitting. I’ve been knitting sweaters & vests for myself for over 20 years. I now have a 23 year old daughter who has 2 kids. So now I knit for the grannies. Maybe, I’ll be lucky and no one else will comment. (-)
    My website is not really published yet and it’s school related rather than about crafts.

  4. I also love grey with bright colors. I just finished a muffler with grey and a Christmassy Red. I am rather new to mixing colors, so this book would be most helpful!

  8. knitting a cobblestone baby vest at the moment that is cream and this gorgeous soft bluey green I just want to eat it up, so delish.

  12. I love to see pink’s and greys together, but I don’t believe they suit me. I’m usually in different greens and yellows. But I still would love to own the book.

  13. I’ve been in a teal phase for a while and have decorated for Christmas with teal, purple, and gold. Love the idea of this book. Thanks for another wonderful giveaway!!

  20. Purple’s always been my go-to, but lately it’s been orange and yellow (sometimes with purple thrown in for good measure). But it really boils down to “for whom is this being made with love?”…

  23. I think I’ve covered the full spectrum of colours through my years of knitting, but always customizing patterns, or trying different things just to see if they turn out and suit the person they are being made for…

  24. I need a new afghan for my living room. I’d love to do one in shades of burgundy and green using techniques from this book!

  25. I really love any color combo. I just try to tailor it to the person I’m giving the handmade gift too so they like navy and yellow, I use navy and yellow.

  26. I like cream, black ,pea green ,mustard, and red im just starting a modified version of Antler by Tincanknits with this color combo.! Book looks awesome !

  28. Purple and bright green are my favorite colors – I want to make a “Pop” scarf with these two colors!

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    I like working with blues and greens to represent the sky and grass or with blues and beige to represent water and sand.

  31. I love bright color combinations like purple and hot pink, turquoise and lime green and orange and pink just to name a few. I would love this book, anything different is fun for me!

  33. I am also mostly a green/blue/purple person but one colour combo I keep thinking about is dark gold or burnt orange with creamy white. Would sure love to see/have this book!

  35. I like purple and green together, especially if they are of the same intensity and brightness. A warm ochre color with a deep purple is also very nice.

  39. Blue and yellow – my current favorite combination. They look so bright and balanced together.

  41. I am knitting a sweater right now that is black and gray but has turquoise and green to contrast. It is going to be gorgeous when it is done.

  42. I love blue and brown together, red and gold, and burnt orange and navy.
    Looks like an awesome book! I’d love to try it out!

  43. I love the colors I’ve been seeing in the sky lately- that dark blue/grey steel (clouds) with scattering of the dried gold (leaves) against it! Would be fun to use the techniques in the book to try to capture the color combinations.

  46. Looks like a beautiful book – the kind you savor over and over again, trying out new techniques and color combinations, getting ideas…
    One of my favorite color combinations (for now) is any shade of aqua, from light to dark, with colors like coral, lime green, peach. I am definitely a fool for color!

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A Knit Vest to Get You Ready for Summer

I know that my posts can be read at different times of year and in different years by different people, but as I write this we’re on teh cusp of summer. And I know a lot of people don’t knit as much, and certainly don’t wear a lot of knits in the summer, but I want to encourage you to make and to wear your makes no matter the temperature.

To introduce you to the joys of summer garment knitting, I offer the Tied Vest from Lion Brand Yarn.

This easy project is great to make and wear throughout the year but it’s especially good for summer. It’s worked flat in one piece from the bottom up, mostly in stockinette stitch with a seed stitch edging. The I-cord ties are worked directly onto the garment so you don’t have to sew them on.

The project uses worsted weight yarn, and calls for a blend of cotton and hemp that’s great for warm weather.

There are eight size options, ranging from a finished chest measurement of 35 to 62.5 inches, or 89 to 159 cm. That makes it sound like it should be worn with at least a few inches of positive ease, but the pattern doesn’t specify.

The ties at the front give it a casual look and make it great to wear over a tank top or T-shirt when the weather is warm.

I also think this one would be good to knit in wool or a warmer fiber, too, to make a version you could wear more comfortably in the winter months, too. Though of course you could layer the summer version over a long-sleeved shirt and wear it throughout the year, too.

The tied vest is a free pattern available from Lion Brand. You can also purchase a kit that includes the yarn and optional needles and stitch markers if you need them.

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