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Giveaway: The Knitter’s Book of Knowledge

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the knitter's book of knowledge review

Congratulations, Terry!

A couple of weeks ago I told you about The Knitter’s Book of Knowledge, a huge and detailed volume covering a whole bunch of knitting techniques from Debbie Bliss.

This book would be great for a newish knitter looking to build skills, which is not me, so I’m giving away my copy.

Because this is such a large (and heavy!) book, please only enter if you live in the United States.

If you’d like a chance to win this one, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, May 22. I’d love to know what knitting skill you’d like to learn the most, or if you’re already pretty skilled an want to gift this book to someone else if you win, I’d love to hear about them, too.

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

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  1. I love anything Debbie Bliss and would be so honored to re rive this book. I’ve been knitting forever, but would love to share the information and skills in this book with the people I teach to knit. Thanks for the chance.

  2. I would love winning this book. I use the internet to research different techniques, but having this book would be such a treat.

  3. I am n intermediate knitter and would love to improve my knitting skills. I am sure this book would help tremendously. Thanks so much for offering this.

  6. It seems I’m a confident intermediate knitter. The one thing that keeps me from being an advanced knitter is gauge. I know, I know, it seems like all I need is to ‘just’ … however, no matter my tension or needle size (within a couple needle sizes), I always end up with the same size swatch. I’m so frustrated. I love Debbie Bliss, though, I still have a ‘free’ pattern for a scarf from years ago that I love, and winning this book would give my heart such a boost. 🙂

  7. Mom and I would love to have this book to try new techniques and refresh our memories about those begginer skills we forgot 😉

  10. I would love to win this book! I am a beginning knitter and I want to expand my skills so that one day I can do lace knitting one day!

  11. need to expand my skills beyond basic knitting and purling stitches, so this would be a great help

  12. I’m not a new knitter, but I don’t have a stitch dictionary and I’m starting to get more creative in substituting stitches if I like the structure of a pattern but not necessarily the stitches the designer chose.

  13. Debbie Bliss is great! I still have a lot to learn, but I enjoy knitting so much!

  15. I want to learn how to knit the ‘other’ way! Right now I’m a thrower and I can see where it would be beneficial if I could pick as well.

  16. My 87 year old mom and I are trying to teach ourselves knitting. So, I would consider ourselves very early beginners. The Debbie Bliss book would be a great book to use to increase our knowledge and hopefully become knitters!! Thank you for our offer for a chance to win this wonderful book by an amazing knitter!

  18. I’m scared to make a fitted garment. I’d love to learn how to size a pattern.

  19. I would love to give this book to a newish knitter. I run a charity knit group for the City of Seattle (where I work). We benefit 3 different organizations, and teach new knitters & crocheters so they can join us in doing good works. This would make a lovely incentive for those new folks! Thank you for considering.

  20. I have my first new grand-babies coming in the next few months. I do so love to learn new knowledge to knit more difficult baby items

  21. I learned to knit in 4-H in the 60’s. I’d love to learn to knit those neat tops, scarves and shawls that are popular these days. I crochet a lot but need to go back to the basics of knitting.

  22. I’m new to knitting and left handed. I would love to own and use this wonderful book.

  23. I would like to win this book for my daughter who learned basic knitting at summer camp.

  24. I’ve been trying to finish my sister’s cable sweater for a number of years now. I really kneed to learn about finishing off shoulders and blocking and making a sweater look wonderful! Thank you for a chance to win a book that will really help me!!!

  29. I’ve always liked her patterns but haven’t tried any yet. Sounds like a great book

  30. This looks fantastic. I’m having a heck of a time with seaming. My kitchener stitch is frankenstitch.

  32. I would love to learn lace and make my first pair of socks.
    I’m fairly newish to knitting. My first project in knitting was a cabled scarf and my second was a large brioche cowl with an I-cord edge. I’m not afraid of a challenge…lol
    Thanks for the giveaway.

  33. Debbie Bliss patterns are great. Would love this book for any hints I could get.

  37. My knitting leaves much to be desired.If this book would help me I would love to have it!

  39. Wow, a Debbie Bliss book! I would love to win it to donate to the ladies group who donate knitted and crochet items to the cancer ward at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Thank you for the opportunity!

  40. after 40 some years of knitting, I am still finding there are things I don’t know. I always a joy to learn a new skill or technique.

  41. I am not very skilled with knitting but with more practice I would love to learn how to knit lace

  42. Hi, I have done some knitting, just basics, still sooo much I havent a clue how to do, and even if I am twisting my stitches, which someone told me I was once, but didnt show me what that meant! Help!

  43. I love books like this! They are so handy! I would really love to learn cable knitting!

  45. There are so many techniques I would love to know about like just knitting with double pointed needles is one as well as with two colors in the same row

  46. Wow! Thanks for the opportunity! I greatly admire Debbie Bliss and her creations. As a fairly new knitter, I don’t have access to my knitter friend/teacher since I moved. This would be a great resource for me to improve – especially the troubleshooting section so I can fix my “oops!”!! ; ))

  47. I’d love to share my love of knitting with my friend Kathleen who is very hesitant about learning to knit. I think this book, along with another offer of lessons, might be the thing to bring her over to the “yarn side.”

  48. I’m a beginning knitter and would love to win this book. I want to learn to knit socks. Right now I am just trying to get down the knit and purl stitches.

  49. I would love to win this book as I am beginning to build a knitting reference library.

Have you read?

Book Review: Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit & Crochet Blankets

Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four. 

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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