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Knit Along With Debbie Macomber: Charity

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New, and just released! Knit Along With Debbie Macomber: Charity.

Best-selling author and avid knitter Debbie Macomber wants you to know that your knitting can make a difference! Her Charity Guide for Knitters will acquaint you with exciting ways your hobby can bring comfort and dignity to individuals in need. Eighteen easy-to-intermediate patterns are included for knit blankets, sweaters, socks, hats, mittens, slippers, vests, and a helmet liner.
Featured national charities include Binky Patrol, Children in Common, Christmas at Sea, Newborns in Need, Operation Helmet Liner, Phillip’s Wish, Project Linus, Santa Train, Snuggles Project, Warm Up America!, and Warm Woolies. Tips are also given for helping local chemotherapy patients, nursing home residents, and prison ministries.

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Comments

  1. Thank you so much for mentioning us on your blog and in your book! We are so excited to be part of your project.

    We’re linking to your book and hopefully we can help you get more sales.

  2. i just wanted to second that this is a rgeat book! i am lucky enough to live down the road from her yarn shop and when i went in to pick up yarn yesterday found i was one of the lucky anniversary door prizes..this book was in the prize baggie! lots of info and ideas as well as patterns!

  3. I am surprised that Debbie Macomber has made the Warm Up America project an opportunity for her own profit by publishing a book that we all HAVE TO BUY — is she donating a percentage of her sales profit to the Warm Up Project? to Charity?
    True, we do not ‘have to buy’ this book — there are plenty of patterns stored in our own brains that we can recall and put into a square for charity afghans.

    If this were truly charity knitting, then why is this book not offered online on a free downloadable format??

    And if I have missed an important aspect of Macomber’s offering to the knitting community, that relates to donating her skill and talent, please post a reply here. Enlighten me and perhaps many others.

    Thanks —

  4. I can’t answer your question about how much of the book profits are donated to charity, however, I do work closely with another group who sells a book for charity. In that instance, yes, 100% of the profits of the book are used to fund that charity. I would imagine that Debby’s is also similar.

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Knit a Mosaic Shawl Inspired by Mythology

Sometimes when I’m scrolling through Ravelry a pattern will catch my eye as much because of the name as the look of the design (which is a little hard to see in those little thumbnails sometimes, anyway). 

So it was with the Stellify shawl by Paola Albergamo. Stellify means to turn into a star, and the name and the story behind the shawl come from the story of Ariadne. The better known part of her story is that she helped Theseus escape from the Minotaur, but he then abandoned her. What comes after in many stories is that Dionysus found her, fell in love with her and later married her. 

When he threw her jeweled crown into the sky, the Corona Borealis constellation was formed. 

What does all this have to do with shawl knitting? 

The shawl itself looks like it has a scattering of stars on it, as if it, too, has been stellified. The shawl begins with an I-cord tap and is shaped into a triangular shawl with both lateral and central increases. I-cord edging is incorporated into the sides, and the colorwork is done with mosaic knitting, which means this shawl is easier than it looks. 

Mosaic knitting has you working with just one color per row, slipping stitches that appear in the other color to make the colorwork visible. Even better for people new to this kind of colorwork, the pattern includes written and charted instructions throughout so it should be easy to follow along. 

The pattern comes in two sizes (the larger one is shown here) and calls for two colors of fingering weight yarn. It looks great in black and yellow, but don’t miss the other projects on Ravelry to see other fun and beautiful color options. 

You can find the pattern in English and Italian on Ravelry. 

[Photo: Paola Albergamo]