Knitting

Free Patterns, Tutorials and Project Ideas

Heldover Giveaway: Light & Layered Knits

by

light & layered knits giveawayI usually let my giveaways run for one week unless I’m just not paying attention to pick a winner, but last week’s giveaway hasn’t gotten a whole lot of love so I thought I would post it again and leave it up for another week.

Light & Layered Knits is a great book for transitioning among seasons, offering tops that can be worn alone or with something else on top (or in the case of sweaters, as the top layer themselves). There are some projects perfect for summer, but great for other times of year as well, particularly if you’re hot natured or live in a warm climate.

If you want in on this giveaway, add a comment to this post (the original giveaway post is linked above and I’ll add those commenters to the list when I pick a winner.

Make sure you have your comment in before the end of the day Sunday, August 17 to be considered for the giveaway.

I asked last week for people to tell me some good news, but you can also tell me something you’re looking forward to (me: I’m almost done with my book!) or anything else you want to share.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing and good luck!

Comments

  3. I am looking for something new to do after i finsh my rag quilt so my a kniting it up next

  4. I am moving next week, and will have a dedicated Yarning area in my new home! I would love to have this book to put on the table next to my knitting chair!

  5. i would love this….i love knitting and croheting. i am new to this site and to find this right away was exciting

  6. I can’t think of anything in particular that I’m looking forward to. Maybe cooler nights!

  7. I really like the lace potion of the top on the cover of this book!
    I’ve been trying to find just the right pattern to start my knitting lace journey & that might be it! 🙂 M<

  8. I am looking forward to winning this book ad knitting the new patterns featured in this book

  12. I am looking forward to finishing the Candle-Flame Cowl I am working on (it is your pattern Sarah, from about.com) for my mom for Christmas… I am also looking forward to your book- I love how easy your patterns are.

  13. The cover project looks gorgeous! I’m looking forward to the fireworks on the 5th of August! It’s a national holiday here in Italy.

  14. A fresh look at an ancient art, now that is good news. Would be a delight to add this to my library. I also missed the post last week. Thanks for sharing the offer.

  15. Ooo! I hope I win! I look forward to this Friday when school is over. You see, I’m a toddler Montessori teacher, and I work year round. I only have one free week to get my classroom ready before the next school year begins again.

  16. Have been on vacation… Missed the first post… Would LOVE to add this book to my collection

  17. I’m looking forward to fall! And my good news is I finished my latest knitting project last night.

  21. I missed the original post also. Would love this book to practice some knitting on and I love to work on some tops to expand my wardrobe.

Have you read?

Classic Dishcloth Knitting Patterns

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use. 

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make. 

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!). 

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn. 

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart. 

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern. 

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.