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Giveaway: Tweed Yarn Knitting

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Tweed Yarn Knitting book review

Andie is the winner!

I know it’s too late for this year, but Tweed Yarn Knitting would be a great book for someone who loves to knit gifts.

It includes a whopping 52 patterns that all use tweed yarn but could of course be knit with whatever you like. It’s heavy on accessories, which is always good for gift giving. And it has some super-simple projects like headbands, hairties and wrist warmers, as well as more challenging sweaters and vests.

In short there’s a lot of variety here, and a lot of things you might find fun to knit for a lot of different people.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, Dec. 25. I’d love to know if you have any knitting-related resolutions for 2017 or any knitting skills you’d really like to learn in the coming year.

As for me, I took a lot of time away from knitting over the summer and fall, and have been knitting a lot more in the past couple of months. It’s been great, and I want to continue to use (and probably give away) my stash and to knit more for myself as well.

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

Looking for more Knitted Headband Patterns? Check these patterns out on Etsy. Headbands are a great gift idea as they knit up fast and are well received by friends and family. Everyone loves wearing Knit headbands right?

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  3. I plan on frogging all my WIPs and starting over. I figure if I haven’t finished or worked on them in awhile, then I’ve fallen out of love with them 🙁 This coming year I want to start and finish a big project working with fingering weight yarn!

  4. I hope to focus on brioche a bit next year. I just haven’t been able to master it in one color, let alone two. I think the timing of this giveaway is perfect – for next Christmas! I just barely finished in time this year. so that’s another thing to focus on next year.

  6. I would love to be more comfortable with double pointed needles. For some reason I am nervous when I have knit with them in the past.

  9. I intend to learn to knit in 2017. I currently crochet and belong to a group that knits and crochets and I love some of the stuff that other people are working on and would like to be a part of that.

  10. Considering my enormous stash, my knitting-related resolution for 2017 (which I will probably break) is not to buy any more yarn until I’ve depleted my stash.

  11. My 2017 resolution is to do a lot of stash busting and use up my stash. This year I taught myself the Portuguese knitting style and it has been really great. This year I want to learn brioche knitting because I have a pattern for a brioche lace scarf that I’m dying to make.

  12. In 2017 I hope to spend more time adding to my knitting skills. Id like to polish what I already know and add color work and sock knitting to my bag of tricks.

  13. My knitting resolution for 2017 is to be able to knit again!! Since my toddler was born, I have been so busy with her and my job and family that I can hardly sit for a while longer than 5 minutes. So I hope this next year I will be able to relax a bit and knit some items. I would like to make a knitted dress for my girl and something for me, maybe a jacket, or a summer top. Thanks for the giveaway, and have a nice and happy Christmas!!

  14. Right now I just want to get past Row 9 of this shawl I started! The combination of perfectionism, fine yarn, slippery needles, a kinky cord, and laziness preventing me from getting up for my glasses provokes me to start and rip out, start again and rip out again. Twenty times already, but still , I persevere.

  21. Love to work more in knitting. I like scarves and hats; but, would really would LOVE to make a sweater for my Grandaughter !!

  22. I am a new knitter and would like to branch out from just knit and purl. I intend to learn new stitches. Thanks for the giveaway.

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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