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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 luscious skein of Fiesta’s La Boheme “Starburst” that is crying out to me to use in a summer weight shawl for that special event. Think I’d better start looking for the perfect pattern. Maybe it’s in “Under 100 Knit Collection.”

  3. I have a single ball of Silky Alpaca Lace from Classic Elite Yarns. Is red ( I think the color is called Garnet) and beautiful. 440 yards. This time I want to make a chic shawlette for me.

  5. My first Three Irish Girls yarn purchase! A gorgeous skein of Irish Sea – needs a special project! Thanks for the opportunity! Adrienne

  6. I have a ball of Knit Picks Chroma Fingering weight that I’d like to use for one of the projects in this book.

  7. I have piece of woven silk tussah suiting that unravels to a beautiful, lustrous worsted weight yarn (variegated cocoa). I’ve been unravelling it bit by bit (in case I decide to sew something with it) but it’s so wonderful to knit with, I may just scavenge it all for yarn. 🙂

    I came up with this idea a couple of years ago when I made a fringed blanket for my aunt from a piece I had in another colour way (variegated butterscotch). The strands were so beautiful, I couldn’t even think of discarding them. I finally knotted and balled the pieces. I’ve been knitting a narrow version of Summit (from Knitty), but i ran short so I need to a) settle for a shortened scarf, b) frog and start a narrower one, or c) find another pattern. Maybe this book could inspire me further. Thanks!

  9. I have a skein of mustard yellow woolen spun yarn from Keene Farms in New Hampshire that I’d love to use for a warm winter accessory.

  10. Haha I can’t even tell you how many minis and single balls of palette I have. A book like this would be a lifesaver.

  11. I have all types of leftover yarn that I generally make chemo caps with. I would love to use some gorgeous pink and purple variegated yarn to make other things to donate.

  12. I am a production hand knit sock knitter. I average 6 dozen pairs a year for the past 5 years. Towards December, when I have completed my “requirement for the year” I will make a couple of pairs of socks for me. I have about 75 grams left of an annoymous yarn (could be on-line) that I have used with another yarn to make a perfect pair of sock. I have been holding on to the remainder of the yarn to make another perfect pair of socks. The colour is no longer available. ‘

  13. The yarn I would most like to find a use for is a skein of dk merino wool yarn from knit picks that is left over from when I made a sweater for my husband (first sweater ever made)!

  14. I have about 25 yards of a discontinued, multi-colored novelty yarn, one that’s nubby but not fuzzy. I’ve thought about making small flowers, but am open to other ideas too.

  15. I want to finally use the ball of chroma worsted i have in lollipop. It is my happy yarn, something I hold on a gloomy day, but I’d rather wear it! <3

  16. I have a few skeins of Knit Picks Palette in Sky I’ve got my eye on. I’ve never really knit with blue before. I need to give it a go.

  17. I don’t have just one left over ball to use – I have a whole BASKET of small skeins that I won in the Rose City Yarn crawl. All weights, lots of different colors, and NOTHING goes together…

  19. I gave up knitting due to arthritis and gave away all my books etc, am now going to have another go, I know I can beat this dirty disease but need to build up by book stash

  20. I’ve got some wool fingering in plum that I was given from a local farm that I need to make into something special.

  23. I would love to win this for my grandma! She has a stash that I know she has been wanting to bust. I even have some very pretty multicolors I would love to let her use.

  24. I have a ball of Knit Picks Bare Stroll Sport that a friend hand-dyed; I’d love to find something special to do with it!

  25. I would love to use up any of my large collection of partial skeins of lamb’s pride bulky! Already have a collection of several felted knitting bags.

  26. I have a skein of Stroll sock yarn in tonal aqua (Frozen) that I’d love to find a suitable project for!

  27. I have a skein of alpaca with beads spun in that I got in Colorado. So lush just waiting for the right small project!!

  28. I’ve got a teeny ball of handspun leftover from a Big Bang Theory spin-a-long in Leonard that definitely needs its own project 🙂

  31. I have a spectrum of lace weight hand-dyed skeins that I’m dying to tear into. I bought them because I love rainbows, but I haven’t yet found a good enough project for them.

  32. I have a beautiful denim-colored sock yarn that I would love to use. I just can’t let it go to waste.

  35. I have 2 hanks from Skeino in beautiful blues and greens that I want to use. I just can’t decide what they should be.

  36. I have lots of leftover Palette yarn – I’d love to find some fun projects to be able to use it up.

  37. I have some Knit Picks Hawthorne Sport- Vancouver and I really want to use it because it such a pretty color. But i want to save it for a special project, since right now I am a beginner knitter.

  38. I’ve got a Huckleberry Knits MCN light fingering in lovely purples that I’m trying to find the ideal shawl/cowl pattern for.

  39. Awhile back I won a skein of yarn made out of corn. I would love to find a special project to use it up!

  40. I have a skein of Cascade 220 in a lovely dark orange that I am looking forward to knitting. It’s been a very painful year. Our baby boy died unexpectedly at 10 days of age. I have found knitting to be therapeutic for me. Also, it’s my birthday today! I love cleaning up bits of yarn in creative ways and I would love to win this 🙂

  43. I have 2 skeins of hand spun alpaca from Maine. One is camel and one is a rich dark brown brown.

  44. I’ve got a skein of Noro Silk Garden that’s been in my stash forever – I’d love to find a small project to use it up.

  46. I have a wide assortment of mystery yarns my mother passed on to me – I don’t even know what half of them are, but there are some soft, fuzzy kinds that I want to use up.

  47. I have several balls of Spud and Chloe sock yarn and some Aracauna linen. I have been hanging on to them for a special project that has yet to be found. Trish King Fayetteville Arkansas

  49. Just one ball? I know the black withhold thread hand spun alpaca from a fiber fest really needs to be knit. That’s one!

  50. I have some lovely light green bamboo yard I’m wanting to knit up in something cute for one of my grandkids.

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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