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Giveaway: Yarn Harlot Books

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Alicia is the winner!

As is the fashion this time of year, I’m trying to clean out my office of things I don’t use and don’t see myself using in the future.

And as much as I love Yarn Harlot, and I do, once I’ve read her books once I rarely, if ever, go back to them again.

But if you’ve never read them, you really should, or if you love your copies and want some more to pass along to a knitting friend (or someone you hope would understand your obsession a little better) this giveaway is for you.

I’m giving away copies of three great books by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee:

These are all really fun books, quick reads that will make you laugh, inspire you and make you proud to be a knitter.

There will be one winner for these three books.

If you’d like a chance to win, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, January 8. I’d love to know how you stay warm when it’s cold outside (lots of tea and knits over here!).

Thank you for visiting, entering and sharing, and good luck!

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  1. Hot tea, the throw my granddaughter made and the love of my fiancé help keep me warm on cold days

  3. I stay warm and cozy with soft, comfy jammies and fluffy socks and a couple of cuddly lap kitties in front of a fireplace–with knitting in hand, of course!

  6. I used to read her blog, but I’ve never read her books! Winter in New England means lots of wooly knits and tea/hot chocolate for me (plus a good book!).

  8. I get out the old sleeping bag i used to use at my grans when i was little! Perhaps i can knit something better if i am inspired by these books 😉

  10. I snuggle under a cat.my best buddy is pretty warm. Also sitting on a heating pad for 15 minutes will do it.

  11. To stay warm, I usually ‘layer’ clothing and grab a cat to sit nearby or in my lap. If outdoors, hat and gloves/mittens, scarf a MUST. Warm beverages are helpful, too! I have not read any of the books – Such a Fun giveaway, thx.

  17. When its cold outside, I stay snuggled in my fiber room sofa with a project on the needles or hook, hot coffee and sometimes Netflix while I work.

  18. I’m drinking coffee, snuggling with the cat and knitting wristlets with lovely, squishing Cascades Casablanca.

  19. I love to knit in my craft studio sofa chair under a warm blanket while listening to an audiobook with some hot cocoa.

  21. Layers, layers! And a nice fleece throw helps a lot! Thanks for the giveaway! These books are precious!

  25. I just don’t go outside! Otherwise, I have wool socks, a fleece jacket, and a lap quilt while drinking something warm and knitting. 🙂

  28. 2 years ago we moved to a much warmer climate – so that is how I stay warm in the Winter!! 😀

Have you read?

Knit a Linen Stitch Hot Pad

Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough. 

It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern. 

It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.

I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed. 

This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do. 

The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces. 

I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls. 

You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry. 

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