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Giveaway: Sock Knitting Books

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sock knitting book giveawaySince I’m still thinking about sock knitting this week, I thought it would be fun to give away a couple of sock knitting books.

First is the booklet I reviewed for you last week, Easy Knitted Socks. I’m also going to throw in a copy of Knitted Socks by Anna Tillman, but you’re going to have to wait until tomorrow for a full review on that one. For now let’s just say it has some really creative, colorful and wild projects your whole family will enjoy (she had me at rainbow-colored toe socks, to be honest).

If you want a chance to win these books, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, March 22. I’d love to know what experience you have if any with knitting socks, and if you haven’t knit socks yet, why not? (If you need some reasons, check out my great list.)

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing. Good luck!

Comments

  1. I love sock knitting!!! I have been knitting socks for many years and only wear hand-knit socks. I also make socks for my children and grandchildren and charity. Thank you for the contest.

  3. Much as I love helping my son-in-law Rich in his quest for the ‘Socks of Darkness’, these patterns would make a light-hearted change!

  5. I have not ventured to socks yet, but,…I have attempted (not mastered) the mitten so socks seem the reasonable next step on my knitting journey.

  6. I’ve knit socks before and they aren’t hard. I was afraid to start knitting them because I thought they would be hard to do, but they aren’t. Those penguin socks on the cover are really adorable!

  8. I almost always have a sock on the needles. They’re my goto portable, mindless knitting for all the meetings I have to sit thru.

  10. I enjoy knitting socks! I will sometimes go long periods without knitting any. And then I get in the mood to knit some cozy socks and usually end up making several pairs. Those are the times when family members get socks for Christmas 🙂

  11. I have been knitting for less than a year and have not tried socks yet, but am looking forward to my first pair.

  12. I am very new to knitting but would absolutely love to dive in and learn! I started with crochet and quickly discovered how limited you are for some amazing patterns. Would be delighted to try my hand at some socks! Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to all!

  14. I just finished my first pair of socks and I am hooked! All I want to do now is knit socks!

  15. I love to knit socks, and usually have one that I carry around with me since it’s such a portable project. I have knitted them on the train, in the line at the grocery store, etc. It’s usually a good conversation starter, too, since most non-knitters aren’t familiar with double-pointed needles or magic loop and it looks kind of exotic.
    thanks for the giveaway!

  16. I have only knitted sock-like felted slippers, but bought some gorgeous rainbow yarn at Stitches West that is calling to be knit up. Just need to finish up a couple other projects so I can focus on socks!

  17. I love sock knitting and I am always looking for new patterns and techniques to improve my skills. I enjoy both toe up and cuff down styles and am just trying two socks at a time. I’m trying to improve my sizing ability. It is a work in progress.

  19. Socks were the first real clothing item I kit at age 9! Fo the kid brothers of course, smaller feet and finished quickly. right now I have balls of sock yarn and can’t decide what pattern! And lots of nieces to make socks for!

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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.