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Giveaway: Scarves in the Round

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Ellen is our winner!

I don’t quite want to admit how quickly the weather will likely start to turn cool again. I’m still working on projects I hope to have done in time to wear this summer, but I know it’s time to start thinking about fall and winter knitting, too.

So it’s the perfect time to talk about Heather Walpole’s fun book, Scarves in the Round. The book includes 25 patterns for cowls, tube scarves, neck warmers and ponchos, all worked in the round with circular knitting needles. There’s a lot of Stockinette Stitch (and some really lovely yarns) here, as well as projects that use lace, cables, colorwork and bobbles.

It’s a great beginner’s guide to working in the round, but also has projects that knitters with some experience with circular knitting (and the other techniques involved) are sure to enjoy, too. And there are projects that span the seasons, from some that would be perfectly appropriate on cool summer nights to those that are great for the dead of winter.

If you’d like a chance to win this book (American readers only, please!), leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, August 9. I’d love to know what you like to knit in the round, if that’s a technique you’ve used before. I like it for just about anything, from sweaters to socks to cowls.

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

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Comments

  1. Sounds like a great book. I have never tries to knit an infinity scarf and it is on my rather long “to do” list. Thanks for the giveaway and the review of this book. I may have to add it on my “to buy” list…I know…SOOOO many lists and SOOOO little time!

  3. Just really getting in to knitting! My cousin is guiding me. I learned how to crochet as a child from my mom, but I could never get into knitting…but, it’s on my bucket list. And I love scarves! So this would be perfect.

  5. My favorite thing to knit in the round is hats, but I also just knit my first pair of socks this past winter!

  6. Actually, I don’t knit at all, but my favorite neice does, and this would provide her with a little distraction when she needs it while she is in pharmacy school and needs a break… thanks!

  7. I love scarves and knitting in the round. This book sounds like a lot of fun and would be a welcome addition to my knitting library. Thanks for the chance to win.

  10. I love knitting in the round. I am still a newbie to this method of knitting and always looking for patterns. Even tho I live in So Ca I wear a scarf..they add so much to your outfit..I even made one for my pooch…..

  12. I am drawn to cowls and knitting in the round. It is my favorite past time. Living in the north, we wear warm neck ware over 6 months a year! I love the colors of the circular scarf on the model – multicolored and it looks so luxurious.

  13. Knitting in the round and infinity scarves both would expand my knitting. Thank you for the drawing.

  15. Looks like a great thing to push me in the direction of knitting in the round and round. I’ve knit many socks on DPNs but only a few scarves that way. I imagine scarves knit up this way are ultra-warm and I could stand some encouragement to go in that direction:) Finger crossed!

    from sunny and bright VT,
    the Vermonster

  16. I have knit only a few things in the round. I have done a cowl and actually I did a dress for a niece and then of course I knit the neck portion in the round to sweaters. I would love to knit more in that manner .

  18. My mom enjoys knitting useful and attractive items for us. I think she would really enjoy learning some new skills to expand her repertoire.

  20. I’ve knit quite a few thing in the round. I like that when you’re done, it’s basically finished, no seaming. Always looking for new patterns. Thanks for the chance to win the book.

  21. My favorite thing to knit in the round is a hat for my husband. He loves to wear hats in the winter and I love seeing how excited he is when I finish one.

  22. I have never tried knitting in the round and would love to give it a try. I see so many patterns using this technique – would love to make hats and an afghan.

  23. Im a new knitter and have knit a couple of hats in the round. Thanks for the giveaway. ,

  27. I knit just about anything in the round…because I don’t like seaming up knitted items 🙂 Thanks for the chance at the book!

  32. I am really into the loom knitting (sure wish you could get some patterns for that) and I believe I could adjust the patterns in this book for a loom. I have really been wanting to do this type of scarf. I knit all year long, hats and scarves for cancer patients at our local hospital getting chemotherapy so some new patterns would come in very handy.

  33. I have knitted so many scarves, there should not be a cold neck in the United States but have never done one in the round. (Am ashamed to say I am just a creature of habit) but it is high time I start NOW :). Thank you for your give away. What a kind thing do do for complete strangers!!!!

  34. I would LOVE this book! I thoroughly enjoy knitting in the round (now that I finally figured out how to do it!), and am always looking for new patterns to try. 🙂

  35. Seems I am always entering your contests… at least for knitting books as it is the only hobby I really love… but I never see where the winners are listed. And other giveaways on your sites always headline the winners. Do you really give knitting books away? I just looked and the last three books you have done giveaways for don’t indicate anyone won….

  36. I love circular needles for projects with a lot of stitches. I just finished a hat-in-the round class and have started a sock class. This is exciting and scary at the same time. I can’t wait to knit my first sleeves in the round. Won’t they be pretty?

    Thanks so much for this offer. I love reading the blog. 🙂

  37. I’ve only tried knitting in the round once before, and it was a disaster. I’d love some patterns to encourage a second try!

  38. My first knitting project was in the round using toothpicks – Shelton the Turtle from Knit Picks. I prefer knitting in the round – far less purling for one thing.

  40. I love making scarves and cowls. Cowls are my favorite to make in the round. There is just something fun about watching them develop and you knit/crochet.

  41. I knit in the round as much as I can; hats, socks, sweaters, etc. My most challenging so far was a moebius cowl.

  43. sounds awesome!!! I would love to have it. I just knitted my first hat in the round and it wasn’t as easy as I thought.. I was very proud of this accomplishment.

Have you read?

Knit a Garter Stitch Blanket with a Twist

When I first started knitting again after a long absence from the craft (which has now been almost 25 years ago!) I really didn’t like garter stitch that much. I found it super boring, somehow even more boring than knitting stockinette stitch in the round, even though it’s exactly the same thing.

Over the years I’ve softened my opinion, and even grown to like garter stitch. There’s nothing wrong with being plain, and actually the texture of garter stitch is more interesting than stockinette.

Also there are fun things you can do with garter stitch to make it more interesting if you want to, such as adding stripes, working on the bias, or doing fun effects to change the look.

That’s the way with the Bernat Twist My Way Garter Knit Blanket. Using combinations of casting on and binding off creates what they call a Swiss cheese effect along two sides of the blanket. This is a lot of fun in the self-striping ombre yarn they chose for the pattern, but it would also be fun in a solid color or making your own stripes.

Despite the dramatic effect, this pattern is rated easy. It’s worked from side to side (if you consider the “cheesy” edges the top and bottom) and has an eight-row repeat that involves binding off and then casting on again to make the holes. They’re kind of like giant buttonholes.

Once you get the hang of it it’s a pretty easy repeat to remember, and it will be smooth knitting as big as you want to make it.

You can download this pattern from the Yarnspirations website for free, or you can buy a kit direct from them that includes the yarn you need (and knitting needles if you need those, too). Bernat Sport Ombre Twist, which is what is used in the pattern, comes in 12 self patterning colors and is a DK weight acrylic yarn.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]