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Grab This Fun Activity Book for Knitters for Your Next Trip

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If the holidays have you traveling at all, or you need something to do when your family descends on your house, check out the Knitting Activity Book by Debbi Deitke.

This book has more than 100 knitting-themed puzzles including:

  • word searches
  • crosswords
  • word scrambles
  • matching
  • word ladders
  • logic puzzles
  • trivia
  • crytograms
  • mazes
  • picture comparisons
  • drawing puzzles

There are also bonus number puzzles at the back that don’t have anything to do with knitting but are still fun.

This book is a fun way to combine your favorite craft with some different mental exercises. It’s great for a road trip or a gift of a knitter in your life (there’s a crochet version, too).

You can order the book from Amazon.

[Photo: Debbie Deitke.]

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Knit a Summer Top with Blocks of Lace

When I first saw Orofino, a cute summer top from Berroco, I thought it was crocheted. Something about those shifting blocks of eyelets made me think of crochet but on closer inspection it is knit, so let’s take a closer look. 

This project alternates blocks of simple eyelet lace and garter stitch to make a boxy tee with a bit of air flow and a lot of texture. 

The project is worked from the bottom up mostly in rounds (which does mean a fair bit of purling to do that garter stitch in the round, but the effect is worth it). When you divide for the armholes, the back and front are worked separately and flat to the end of the project. 

That leaves you a little seam at the top of the shoulder, and there’s a tiny bit of finishing (literally picking up stitches, purling a round and binding off) at the neckline and armholes. 

It calls for a worsted weight cotton yarn, but this would also be nice worked in linen or a blend. 

The pattern includes both written and charted instructions, but the key on the charts is a little confusing in how it describes working flat versus in the round, so you can always double check with the written instructions if you need help. 

There are six sizes available, ranging from a finished bust circumference of 38 to 71.5 inches, or 95 to 179 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 6 to 12 inches (or 15 to 30 cm) of positive ease. 

It is rated as an intermediate knitting project, but if you have a little experience with lace knitting and potentially reading a chart if you want to use them, it shouldn’t be difficult for you. 

The pattern is available to download for free on the Berroco website. You can also learn more about it on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Berroco]