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Giveaway: Under 100 Knit Collection

March 23, 2015 by Sarah White

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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Comments

  1. Debd94 says

    March 23, 2015 at 8:23 am

    I have a skein of Swoon Fibers camel yarn that I would love to knit up.

  2. Andreane Meunier says

    March 23, 2015 at 8:50 am

    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. Maureen says

    March 23, 2015 at 10:06 am

    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.

  4. Shannon R says

    March 23, 2015 at 10:14 am

    I have some beautiful orange sock yarn I need to work into a mall project

  5. Eleanor says

    March 23, 2015 at 10:35 am

    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. kim says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:03 am

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

  7. Suzanne Marvin says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:09 am

    I would really enjoy this, thank you! Love Bloglovin

  8. Ofelia says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:20 am

    I have 6 skeins of Ice Yarns Baby Merino Navy, I’d like to knit a shawl with them

  9. knittingnotecards says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:23 am

    I have a ball of Crystal Palace Yarns Mini Mochi that needs working up.

  10. Margie G. says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:26 am

    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. Donna H says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:34 am

    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. Sue says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:44 am

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

  13. lindarumsey says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:51 am

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

  14. gwennian says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:53 am

    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. lej619 says

    March 23, 2015 at 11:57 am

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

  16. Kelli Jean says

    March 23, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    I have the rest of some Miss Babs yarn from a scarf that I made that I am dying to find some way of using.

  17. Melissa Graf says

    March 23, 2015 at 1:14 pm

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

  18. faithnchls says

    March 23, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    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,

  19. Lee says

    March 23, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    I have a very soft baby yarn in mint green I would love to use up!

  20. Patrice says

    March 23, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    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. Della Martin says

    March 23, 2015 at 2:37 pm

    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. Pat morris says

    March 23, 2015 at 2:47 pm

    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. Kenna Rogers says

    March 23, 2015 at 3:10 pm

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

  24. Enid says

    March 23, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    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. Kathy says

    March 23, 2015 at 3:15 pm

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

  26. joyce hancock says

    March 23, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    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. Renee Erez says

    March 23, 2015 at 4:15 pm

    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. Cindy S says

    March 23, 2015 at 4:47 pm

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

  29. wendyhatton says

    March 23, 2015 at 5:13 pm

    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!

  30. sandra says

    March 23, 2015 at 5:46 pm

    Would love to win a copy. I have some special yarn looking for an idea!

  31. MA says

    March 23, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    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. Cindy Sasaki says

    March 23, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    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. Judy mills says

    March 23, 2015 at 7:18 pm

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

  34. Pat says

    March 23, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    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.

  35. Barb says

    March 23, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    I have beautiful Hand Maiden yarn that I have not yet found the perect pattern for.

  36. Kylie C says

    March 23, 2015 at 7:48 pm

    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. Nicki says

    March 23, 2015 at 8:26 pm

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

  38. Ronnie G says

    March 23, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    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. Karey says

    March 23, 2015 at 10:18 pm

    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!

  40. Elena Tucker says

    March 23, 2015 at 10:32 pm

    I have some gorgeous Chroma that has been waiting for the right project

  41. Theresa says

    March 24, 2015 at 12:04 am

    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. Tania Mitchell says

    March 24, 2015 at 12:57 am

    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. Nancy D says

    March 24, 2015 at 1:47 am

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

  44. Moira T.E. says

    March 24, 2015 at 2:47 am

    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. Mary Helene says

    March 24, 2015 at 8:50 am

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

  46. Melody says

    March 24, 2015 at 11:32 am

    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. Calypso says

    March 24, 2015 at 2:54 pm

    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.

  48. Linda says

    March 24, 2015 at 3:20 pm

    I’ve got a really cool bright multicolored ball I just love.

  49. Dennis R Mullins Sr says

    March 24, 2015 at 3:42 pm

    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. Diana T. says

    March 24, 2015 at 5:55 pm

    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.

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Knit a Great Button Down Shirt

Just about anything you can make in fabric you can make in knitting, but there are some styles that you just don’t see that often translated into knitting. 

For example, a button down collared shirt. This is a classic design, of course, and it looks great in a knit version, but it’s just not something you see much of. 

Noma Ndlovu’s Guglethu shirt is the pattern to try if you want to knit your own button down shirt. This one is inspired by cashmere tops (though the sample was made out of yak yarn, not cashmere, and uses two strands of lace weight yarn held together) and includes lots of high-fashion details like double-knit cuffs, collar and shoulder seams. 

It has a patch pocket on the front and 10 buttons including the button band and the cuffs. 

The designer says you can also use a DK weight yarn held singly if you’d rather, and that the shirt looks good in a variety of yarns. There is another version on Ravelry that uses Berroco Remix Light, which is a mix of nylon, cotton, acrylic, silk and cellulose fibers. It has a more relaxed look but it still really pretty. 

The pattern has 12 sizes, with a full bust measurement ranging from 32.35 to 72.25 inches, or 82 to 183.5 cm. The designer suggests 2 to 6 inches, or 5 to 15 cm, of positive ease when you pick your size. I could totally see knitting one that’s even bigger to wear more like a jacket, because I do that a lot with button down shirts I already own.

I love all the details on this shirt, which isn’t necessarily difficult to knit, but might introduce you to some things you’ve never knit before (like those cuffs with the plackets, or a shirt collar like this). 

To learn more about this shirt and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself, head to Ravelry. 

[Photo: Noma Ndlovu]

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