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Giveaway: Under 100 Knit Collection

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under 100 knit collection

Congratulations, Rita Z!

Everyone had such a great response to the yarn leftovers post the other day (thanks for that, really!) that we thought it would be fun to revisit a leftovers-using book that was also really popular the last time we gave it away.

The Under 100 Knit Collection from Knit Picks is a great group of 30 projects, all of which use 100 grams of yarn or less. There are accessories, cowls, projects for the hands and feet, hats and neckwear, and they are great for using up that one special ball — or bits of a few balls — that you have lying around.

The book itself is really pretty and well-done, the projects are lovely and you’re sure to find something here that you want to knit, or at the very least get your wheels turning about doing some serious stash-using, one little ball at a time.

I would swear that I still have a paper copy of this one lying around somewhere, but I can’t for the life of me find it, so the winner will get her or his choice of a paper copy or the PDF edition. (I’d say this will mean delivery will take a little longer than normal, but as anyone who’s won anything knows, it always takes a long time. I’m going to try to catch up this week, I promise.)

If you’d like a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, March 29, telling me about the one ball of yarn in your stash you’d most like to use. I have a ton of them but right now I’ve got my eye on a Knit Picks Palette in Rouge (think lipstick pink) that I think I’ll be needing to cast on really soon.

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

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  2. I have a gorgeous cream yarn leftover from making a sweater, I’d love to get to use it and make an accessory for the sweater at the same time!

  3. I have a great combination Madelinetosh light yarn that is “burning a hole in my stash” but I do not know what to do with it. I bought it because the colors were so pretty. I usually purchase with a project in mind but this time I did not.

  5. I have a ball of soft, lavender baby alpaca, baby weight, that I have had for 10 years- my first wool purchase. And I still don’t have a project in mind.

  6. I have so many lonely balls this book would be fabulous. There is a hot pink one that has really been calling my needles.

  10. I’ve had a b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l skein of Madelinetosh in Cove that I’ve been saving for THE PERFECT pattern and I’ve been itching to cast on for…something!

    This book looks fabulous and such a great resource for deciding what to do with all those partials.

  11. Oh, this book looks amazing! I have a skein of variegated purple and green (can’t remember the brand or name) that I bought on sale that I’ve been holding on to for something special 🙂

  12. I have a skein of Knitpicks Stroll. I think it’s Pacific colorway. Can’t wait to make a anything out of it.

  13. I have some hand-dyed sock yarn that is too pretty for socks – so need some new ideas!

  14. I have a ball of sock yarn, navy/pink/pale green that was one of a line custom dyrd for a great friend/LYS owner that needs just the right pattern. I haven’t found the pattern yet, but someday….

  15. I have a number of lonely balls of sock yarn that i think would really look cute in this pattern!!

  17. I would love to use up the skein of KP Hawthorne in my stash and make something JUST for me. A rarity!

  18. There is a purple variegated one that we picked up at the knitting store that I have been dying to find something special to use it for,

  20. I just learned to spin my own yarn on a drop spindle, would love to create something with it. This book would be awesome to find some great patterns.

  21. I received some alpaca yarn in a mauvish color that is really soft, but a bulky weight yarn. It was left over from a friend’s project. I haven’t figured out what to do with a relatively small amount of a thicker weight yarn and it’s too nice to let it go to waste. Help.

  22. I have one hank of Lornas laces yarn in a beautiful teal and purple. I’ve been looking at it for two years. I love the yarn and can’t get any more because the color is discontinued . I love to use it up????

  23. I am in love with a skein of alpaca yarn that I would like to find a great pattern!

  24. I definitely have a few skeins that I purchased, then realized it was just a little bit less yarn than I needed for particular projects. It would be great to find projects that will let me use those small skeins to produce great items.

  25. I collect yarn! I have beautiful pure white baby pipsqueak which I would like to see worked.

  26. I don’t know where to start. I have several balls of beautiful blue yarn I really want to work with, but haven’t found a project for yet.

  27. I have a skein of locally ‘grown’ and spun wool in luscious shades of red, maroon, wine – so pretty, and so expensive that I have yet to do anything with it.

  28. I want to use the speckled ball of sock yarn that’s been sitting around here forever!

  29. I have a ball of what might be called pompom or bobble yarn (small pompoms separated by a short length of yarn) that I would love to use for something. I have no idea what to do with it! How do you knit/crochet with pompoms in the way? Help!

  31. I have one lonely ball of Red Heart Boutique Unforgettable in the most gorgeous green shades and can’t figure out what to do with it. It’s not the most expensive yarn in the world, but it’s so pretty and I need ideas of what to do with it. Winning this book might just help. Thank for the chance!

  32. I have a skein of merino/cashmere/nylon fingering weight yarn by Handmaiden that I bought quite a while ago. I didn’t have a project in mind but if felt so wonderful, I just had to buy it. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

  33. I have a beautiful Orange handspun. Maybe I can find something in this book to use it on!

  34. I have a really pretty deep red yarn that was a gift from my son and future dil. I’ve been looking for the perfect pattern.

  36. I have a ball of undyed grey handspun alpaca from a friend that I really want to work with but haven’t found the right small project for.

  37. I have a new grandson on his way this June that will need some warm wooly hats from his Nana.

  38. I am waiting for the PERFECT project for my magnificent skein of cherry red cashmere from Sweet Georgia. It feels like a soft fluffy cloud married a cotton ball and together they made this skein of yarn

  39. Cook book, looks like so much fun! I have a bunch of yarn balls that need used up. I’m sure this book can help me with that!

  41. I got some fancy variegated brown yarn that I thought was pretty but have no idea of what I want to make with it.

  42. whenever my hubby ventures out around our lovely state I say buy me some wool, well he actually did and bought me a lovely natural skein of local Tasmanian alpaca/wool blend it is soft and lush and earthy, just waiting for the right project…

  43. I have partial skeins of beautiful mohair leftover from another project. Too pretty and too expensive to waste!

  44. Oh! I have a lovely shade of purple of Studio Donegal – 100% merino, and I’m waiting for the perfect project!
    Thanks for this giveaway!
    Moira

  45. I have kept in my stash for the past 3 years A beautiful metallic purple “Galaxy”. Just to pretty to use.

  46. Well, I’m just learning to knit (although I’ve been crocheting for years) and I have a couple of skeins of mixed fiber yarn that I picked up at Big Lots for $1 each, and they’re so soft and pretty – I really just can’t wait to try them with my first knitting project (whatever that ends up being)

  47. Every time I travel I try to get my favorite souvenir: yarn. If I can’t find yarn I go for a book or a new hook, or needles. In Buenos Aires I got some wonderful Malabrigo rasta. It is patiently waiting while I’m wasting my time away looking for patterns and inspirations. Indiecita is the color, a combination of blue, purples and some pale green. I love it.

  49. Someone gave me a bag of balls of yarn I have no idea what the brand name of any of them but would love I ideas to use some are small balls and some or very large very pretty colors and I know some are wool others I don’t know. This book sounds like just what I need. If I win I would like the paper copy. Thanks for a chance.

  50. I have a yummy skein of super light grey baby alpaca that is so soft and fluffy, I want to knit it into a cloud I could climb and float away on.

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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