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Learn New Stitch Patterns with this Fun Book

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knitting stitches book giveaway

missmagners is the winner this week!

I have so. many. stitch dictionaries it’s kind of unseemly. So this week’s giveaway will get one of them off my shelf.

Knitting Stitches Visual Encyclopedia by Sharon Turner features patterns for 350 different stitches, including:

knit and purl patterns

  • rib patterns
  • bobbles and textured stitches
  • slip stitch patterns
  • twist stitch patterns
  • cable patterns
  • drop stitch, yarn overs, eyelets and lace
  • borders and edgings
  • creative stitches and combinations
  • color knitting

Each pattern is written out as well as charted (except for the colorwork chapter, which only has charts). A swatch of each pattern is shown. The pictures are a little small but you can get the idea of what the finished stitch is supposed to look like.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, April 2. I’d love to know which of these types of stitches sounds most fun to you.

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

Comments

  1. I have not knit for many years but am anxious to start again and this book will be a much needed refresher course in knit and purl patterns. Thank you for offering everyone a chance to win this book.

  2. I have become a big fan of drop stitches! They go so fast and you end up with such wonderful patterns!

  4. Drop stitch, yarn overs, eyelets and lace sounds very intriguing. I have tried lace before, but had trouble with keeping with the pattern using such fine yarn. Thank you, Susan

  5. I have a vintage(old) stitches book. I would love to update it. I have been trying to follow some on-line, but prefer a hands on book. I’m sure this book would fit the bill.????

  6. I have only recently started learning to knit, and would like to learn all of those stitches.

  7. Lately, I’ve been enjoying slipped-stitch and twisted stitches. And I LOVE stitch dictionaries!! Just like a skein of yarn, a stitch dictionary is FULL of potential.

  9. All of the stitches listed interest me but I would be especially interested in learning some new borders and edgings to use on the many afghans and blankets that I make. Thank you for a great giveaway.

  13. Looks great & full of inspiration. I’m not keen on Dropped stitch patterns I do plenty of those unintentionally lol but the creative stitches and combinations part sounds very interesting & intriguing. The border & edging part could come in very useful to change the look of an existing knit. Thanks for sharing this

  14. I’ve been knitting for 40+ years, but in the past 2 have really upped my game, learning new stitches & techniques, and feeling so positive about my familiar & loved hobby. I would love to have this stitch guide in my growing knitting library. Thanks for the offer!

  16. I like the sound of lace stitches for little girls’ garments. Thank you for the giveaway chance.

  17. As I looked at the stitches and what fascinated me the most was creative stitches and combinations. I like to make anything I create more interesting and pleasing to the eye. I like beads or sparkle yarns or different stitches in patterns. Thank you for offering this giveaway!

  19. I have always been interested in lace knitting. Love the way it looks, so would like to try it sometime.

  22. Borders and edgings would be great for adding the finishing touch to my baby blankets.

  23. I have been trying the herringbone stitch and loop stitch and both are confusing! So I’ll try a dishcloth with a textured instead, this book would be great for choosing new patterns. Thank you for the opportunity.

  27. My first grandchild is seven months old and I would love to make him some cute baby outfits. My choice would be creative stitches and combinations to add interest to some basic baby patterns.
    Thank you for the opportunity to win your stitch pattern book. ????

  28. I put a smiley face at the end of my comment, so not sure where those question marks came from! 🙂

  29. I’ve been wanting to learn how to add edgings to my projects to make them more beautiful. I can’t manage to knit a nice and neat edge for my scarves.

  30. I would love to have this opportunity to learn a variety of stitches this book has to offer. Thank you.

  38. I love stitch dictionaries. I had a beloved one, but lost it in a move. I’ve been looking for one as good to replace it. I love looking at cables & lace stitch patterns & incorporating them into my work.

  39. I’m brand new to knitting so any stitch would be great fun. I didn’t know drop stitches were a real thing! Thought they were my mistakes. Who knew. O:-)
    Thank you for offering this giveaway.
    Corinne

Have you read?

Easy Knit Baskets to Use All Your Stash

For the past few years I’ve taken part in a Christmas in July blog hop that encourages people to get a jump on their making for holiday gifts. 

I love to use yarn I already have for these projects in the hope that people will consider what they already have that they can use to make projects for themselves or to give as gifts. 

This year it was a couple of knit baskets made using partial balls of yarn left in my stash from other projects. 

They use the same basic pattern but the first one is made with two colors of bulky yarn, and the second used two strands of worsted weight yarn held together, which made the gauge about the same, but I cast on fewer stitches to make a smaller version. 

The bottom of the basket is square, though you can make them rectangular if you’d rather. Then I just knit up the sides in rounds until I was about to run out of yarn. This gave both baskets rather short sides — maybe more like a tray than a basket — but you can keep knitting as long as you like to make the sides of your basket as tall as you want. 

They’re worked in seed stitch, which keeps the edges from curling and adds a nice texture to the baskets.

Of course this also allows you to use even more odd balls from your stash. I’d love to make a big one someday combining lots of different yarn. I mean, I’d probably use it to store more yarn, but that’s a fine thing to do. 

As it is, these little trays are great for sitting on your desk or bedside table to hold little things that always seem to appear there. I like to use one to hold the supplies for whatever project I’m working on, things like little scissors, my tape measure, a crochet hook, etc.

And they would make good gifts on their own or as a container to hold some other goodies if you like. 

You can find the free pattern for these stash busting baskets over at Our Daily Craft.