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Giveaway: Quick Knits for Babies

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Congratulations to Michelle.

Now that royal baby Charlotte has arrived, it seems the whole world is a little baby crazy. Of course knitters are often baby crazy, and new little ones are always a great reason to do a bit of knitting.

This week I’m giving away two books that will help you knit some cute things for little ones on the double.

60 Quick Baby Knits and 60 Quick Knit Baby Essentials are both books with patterns for blankets, sweaters, hats and more for little ones. The first uses Cascade 220 Superwash, while the second uses Cascade Yarns Cherub.

These books offer great go-to patterns that are pretty quick to knit but still cute and great to give.

If you’d like a chance to win these books, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, May 10. I’d love to know what you think of Charlotte’s name, or what you would name a baby if you had the chance. (Though I love my daughter’s name, I always wanted to have a Maya.)

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

Comments

  5. I do a lot of knitting for charity, and new inspirations would be most welcome! Thank you for the chance to add new patterns!

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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.