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Giveaway: The Knitter’s Book of Knowledge

May 16, 2016 by Sarah White

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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Comments

  1. Linda Rumsey says

    May 17, 2016 at 7:02 am

    Double knitting is the skill I want to master next. Hopefully this book would help.

  2. Marie DuBray says

    May 17, 2016 at 8:19 am

    There is always something to learn so I would like to have this book for that reason. Since my knitting group is always trying to recruit new knitters, it would also be a great reference for them because sometimes it is difficult to explain things some of us have been doing for years to a new and inexperienced knitter.

  3. Bobbie Steyer says

    May 17, 2016 at 9:05 am

    I love to learn to design garments.

  4. Karla says

    May 17, 2016 at 9:34 am

    I want to start creating garments. I have also search the internet for new stitches but it is not the same as holding up a book. Thanks for the chance to win.

  5. Giulia says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:35 am

    I’d love to learn brioche knitting.

  6. longislandcrawlBev says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:57 am

    I would love to win this book because my supporter and knitting helper, my mom, has recently passed away, and I’m finding without her assistance , I need to go on u-tube a lot. Having your book would be like having my mom near me.

  7. Valerie says

    May 17, 2016 at 11:45 am

    I am an instructor at an adult living facility and assist knitters with a variety of experience – beginners through somewhat experienced. I would love for them to have access to a book like this as having visual aid would be especially helpful to them.

  8. Cindy says

    May 17, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    I’ve always been a fan of Debbie Bliss and have knitted many of her patterns.

  9. Georgine Hartenfels says

    May 17, 2016 at 6:22 pm

    I have a nice collection of knitting books and this book would be a great addition!

  10. Carmen N says

    May 17, 2016 at 8:14 pm

    Brioche is at the top of my list this year to learn

  11. Katelyn M says

    May 17, 2016 at 8:54 pm

    I still consider myself a new knitter. I only purl and knit. I would love to learn lace knitting and intarsia. I found a great blanket for my son with intarsia but I want to learn more about it before I start. Thanks for the chance to win.

  12. yarnaddicted says

    May 17, 2016 at 10:56 pm

    I want to learn lace knitting, it looks so difficult!
    Thanks,
    Kim R.

  13. MelodyJ says

    May 18, 2016 at 2:48 am

    I want to learn cables and lace.

  14. Teri Hawn says

    May 18, 2016 at 4:54 am

    I wanted to learn entrelac but the pattern I tried was a bad one.

  15. Donna Pilato says

    May 18, 2016 at 7:57 am

    I’d love to progress in my garment-making skills.

  16. Kim says

    May 18, 2016 at 12:02 pm

    I would love to get away from scarves and cowls, need more confidence to try something new.

  17. Denyalle says

    May 18, 2016 at 1:27 pm

    I want to try cables, lace, and double knitting!

  18. Judy Cornell says

    May 18, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    I really want to learn 2 color knitting

  19. Margay says

    May 18, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    Maybe intarsia.

  20. Theresa says

    May 19, 2016 at 1:48 am

    I am a complete beginner so I need to learn everything!! I only know the basic knit and purl.

  21. dawnlenzphotos says

    May 19, 2016 at 6:48 am

    I would love this book. I taught myself to knit st 18. I’m pretty good at the intricate knitting, but I always want to learn more. My young niece has been knitting for a few years. This will also be a great tool for her skills to grow.
    Thank you!

  22. Lulu says

    May 19, 2016 at 7:24 am

    I’d like to try double knitting and brioche.

  23. Elena Tucker says

    May 20, 2016 at 12:59 pm

    I still struggle with short rows.

  24. Shawn Tochette says

    May 20, 2016 at 4:14 pm

    I would like to brush up on knitting since I have not done so in about 30 years and now I will have to re-teach myself. Thanks for the chance 🙂

  25. Patty says

    June 13, 2016 at 10:59 pm

    I really want to learn how to knit, my grandmother has passed and knowledge of knitting passed with her 🙁

  26. Terry says

    June 15, 2016 at 2:18 pm

    I won the book! Thank you so very much! I just received it this week and can’t wait to go through it. It’s a lovely book and so much bigger than I thought it would be. The layout looks very ‘intelligent’ and I can’t wait to once again try a garment project that I sat aside oh-so-long-ago. Again, THANK YOU!!

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Have you read?

Stitch Your Favorite Fruit on a Sweater

The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.” 

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them. 

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits. 

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves. 

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit. 

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy. 

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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