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Giveaway: The Knitter’s Book of Knowledge

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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!

Comments

  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?

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.