Giveaway: Under 100 Knit Collection

under 100 knit collection

Congratulations to Donna!

It’s become a semiannual tradition to give away a copy of the Under 100 Knit Collection from Knit Picks because there’s always such a great response to it.

This book packs 30 patterns, for projects ranging from hats to mitts, cowls to boot toppers, even wee shawls and socks, all of which use 100 grams of yarn or less. (You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.)

It’s perfect for when you have one ball of a cherished yarn you actually want to knit with but have no idea what to make. Or when you want to use up odd balls on a little project that can handle different colors in stripes or colorwork.

The projects make great gifts, too, and there’s something especially gratifying about using your stash to make something special for someone else.

If you’d like a chance to win a copy of this book, and you live in the United States, leave a comment on this post by the end of the day Sunday, May 8. I’d love to hear about a special little skein that’s been waiting in your stash for the perfect project. I actually have a couple of skeins of Knit Picks Diadem — a combo of alpaca and mulberry silk — I need to find a project for. A tiny shawl would probably be just the thing.

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

Generally I like knitting patterns where I feel like you can use whatever yarn you have (because my stash is big enough and I want to use it, thanks) and make a successful project. This is one of those times when a special yarn makes the process that much easier.

The Floral Bouquet Shawl from Xandy Peters uses a specific extended color pooling yarn from Feisty Fibers, which allows you to place the bobble flowers with increasing frequency as you knit the project.

It starts with a solid color yarn, then the two color yarn is added in, and you make a bobble whenever you encounter the color pops. This would be hard to replicate with other yarn that doesn’t have the extended color pooling built in.

The background of the shawl is ribbed, making the project reversible.

The shawl uses fingering/sock yarn and comes out to be an asymmetrical triangle that’s 54 inches/137 cm long and 36 inches/ 90 cm deep and 60 inches/150 cm across the top edge.

Xandy says the pattern is for intermediate to advanced knitters. Knowing how to work traditional bobbles would probably help, but there’s a great video tutorial for how to work the floral bobbles so you can practice on other yarn or even incorporate the bobbles into other projects.

The bobbles are five-petaled flowers but they also kind of look like starfish to me, which could be fun on a child’s cardigan or other pattern. They’d also be fun on the leg of a sock or around the brim of a hat for extra whimsy.

The pattern includes photo and video tutorials, and written and charted instructions. It also includes tips on what to look for if you choose to use different yarn for the project, and instructions on how to dye your own yarn to use in the project.

If you want to give it a try, you can find the pattern on Ravelry.

[Photo: Xandy Peters]

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