Giveaway: Quick Knits for Babies

May 4, 2015 by Sarah White 55 Comments

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.

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Elaine says
May 10, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Charlotte is a pretty name. It’ll stand the test the time.
Carol in Indiana, USA says
May 17, 2015 at 4:36 pm
Charlotte is a beautiful name – I like “Pearl”
Ronnie G says
May 22, 2015 at 6:50 pm
who won?
bonnie cronmiller says
May 22, 2015 at 8:05 pm
Yes, I’d like to know who won also, thanks.
Sylvia says
October 17, 2017 at 8:46 am
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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Knit a Cozy Sweater with Lots of Options

If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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