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Giveaway: Two Color Knitting Books

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Joy is the winner of these.

I have to tell you that I really love these books. There are so many great patterns in them, and good inspiration for making your knitting more colorful.

But I’ve had them on my shelf all these years and have never managed to knit a project from them, so I want to pass them on to someone who will use them!

Color Style by Pam Allen and Ann Budd has 17 designs (see on Ravelry) for sweaters, socks, gloves, a bag, a hat/scarf and a pillow. I love the Retro-Andean Pullover and the Honeycomb Pullover on the front, just to name a couple.

And Fair Isle Style by Mary Jane Mucklestone has 20 patterns (again on Ravelry) that focus in particular on stranded knitting with a modern flair. Here I love the circular-yoked Bressay Dress, the sweet Peerie Weerie Booties and again the sweater on the cover is pretty amazing.

In addition to the patterns, both books have a design notebook that offers tips, techniques and ideas for embellishment to make projects your own.

One winner will get both books this week.

If you’d like a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, Feb. 26. I’d love to know what your favorite colorwork technique is. Mine is probably stranded knitting, but honestly I knit stripes the most often.

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

Looking for knitting patterns for knitted Cardigans? Check out these Knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

Looking for pullover and sweater patterns? Check these books out.

Comments

  1. Such fantastic looking books & a great giveaway. I’ve done a little stranded colourwork on children’s items but ever knitted anything like that pictured. I think it would be an interesting challenge!

  4. my favorite is stranded, I need to learn how to knit jogless stripes then I would knit them more often. Thank you for offering the giveaway!

  6. I especially enjoy the challenge of knitting with 2-4 colors; fairisle & striped socks, & cowls.

  8. My favorite colorwork knitting projects are copies of the scarves that Tom Baker wore during his seven series as Doctor Who.

  9. I like all types of colorwork, though complicated intarsia can be a pain – I once had 27 active yarns going at once. Entrelac is also a great way to play with color. Thanks for another great giveaway.

  11. I love to knit jacquard!!! I can go on and on and just love to see the pattern develop in to something so pretty!

  13. I would like to master Fair Island knitting, but I am afraid I have not reached that point! I usually work stranded knitting or basic stripes.

  15. I love colorwork knitting more than anything else. I have been knitting mittens all of this winter for my children, granddaughters and great grands all in colorwork …

  17. I have emailed 2 new nephews and would like
    To do a fairisle garment but want to have support from a good tome. Thanks for the giveaway and the wonderful site:)

  20. I have knit stripes several times, and have tried stranded knitting, but I’m not good at it. Also have tried intarsia, again not mastered yet.

  21. I have been enjoying learning how to do fair isle knitting. Not entirely sure which will end up being my favorite because I’m still learning!

  22. I probably do slip stitch colorwork the most, but love other techniques too. Thanks for this great giveaway!

  23. I’ve only done one stranded project but loved the complexity. I have some gorgeous Icelandic yarn (that I purchased in Iceland!) which is waiting until my skills become skillZ!

  26. I absolutely adore stranded/fairisle knitting. I am learning how to do more intricate patterns and love learning how different people do different aspects of this technique.
    Ann Kingstone has a very interesting version of spit splicing in a way where you can have the color change on exactly the stitch you need it to change. She has a free pattern on Ravelry called Enid. It has the instructions for her method in this pattern.

  27. I’m a new knitter looking for inspiration ! Your books look lovely. I would love to win!!

  29. Stranded knitting is definitely my favorite. It makes me feel like I have mad skills. I also love slip stitch.

  33. I am working on a sweater using the stranded method and am thoroughly loving it. I do not have any books with multi color paterns. Oh the possibilities if I were to be chosen for these books. Thank you for the chance!

  34. My favorite colorwork is stranded knitting. I got a few books of it for Christmas this year and can’t wait to get started. Your books look intriguing, as well!

  35. I remember many years ago I knitted with several strands, but what happened to the garment I do not know. I don’t recall anyone wearing it, so I know I need help with making something proper, that someone will fight to wear it. Fingers crossed.

Have you read?

Knits for the Table for Thanksgiving and Beyond

As we get into the part of the year with a lot of food-forward holidays, it might be time to start thinking about knitting some new things for your table. While a few of these are more fall/Thanksgiving focused, just changing up the colors would make others work for Christmas, or keep it neutral and use them all year long. 

What got me started thinking about this was the lovely and simple Fresh Bread Dishtowel, a free pattern from Purl Soho. Worked in a lovely cotton and linen blend, the towel is mostly stockinette stitch with a bit of texture on the borders. 

You could use this same kind of pattern to make anything from placemats to a table runner, but let’s look at some specific patterns for those kinds of projects as well. 

The easy moss stitch table runner from Glass Bird Knits is beginner friendly can can easily be modified to fit your table (or, again, to make placemats instead of or in addition to a runner). This version is worked in macrame cord, but you could also use bulky yarn. 

Emielle Design has a garter stitch runner pattern that’s made with braided cotton cord for a lot of texture without a lot of work. But be sure to take a lot of breaks when knitting with cord because it can be rough on your hands!

I also love the diamond pattern on the Hamilton Table Runner from Wyndlestraw Designs. It calls for a DK weight cotton and linen blend yarn and comes in three sizes with different widths and lengths. The pattern has both written and charted instructions. 

Amy Marie’s Table Pumpkins (on Ravelry) is a fun mosaic knitting pattern that would be great to use as a table runner through the fall and for Thanksgiving. It uses a worsted weight cotton yarn in two colors, and you can make it as long as you like for your table. 

The no cable knit placemats from Yarn Culture Studio have a fun faux cable look that would be great for the table through the fall and winter. 

Or here’s another pattern from Wyndlestraw Designs, this time for an easy knit and purl stitch placemat pattern that looks different but still good on both sides. It calls for worsted weight cotton and comes in two sizes for placemats, but also has instructions for coasters, a hot pad and a table pad all using the same stitch.