More Gift Ideas for Knitters

If you’re shopping for a knitter or just want to drop some last-minute hints (aside from knit-covered shoes), I have a couple of lists over at About for stocking stuffers and larger gifts for knitters.

People don’t usually buy me knitting-related things, but I always appreciate a gift certificate to a local yarn shop, cool handmade knitting needles, or even just a pretty ball of yarn.

Project bags are always a great choice, and I’m pretty sure, much like stitch markers, it’s not possible to have too many of them.

A travel kit of knitting supplies is great if you know a knitter who travels a lot (I love my Knit Kit even though it’s one of the older ones).

Want to get someone into knitting this year? Choose a good beginner knitting book (my baby book is great for new knitters, by the way) or pick out a couple of easy patterns online and buy the supplies needed to make a simple project. I love to do this with my basic Garter Stitch Scarf because you can make it with a single ball of yarn, which gives new knitters satisfaction pretty quickly.

Do you have any knitting-related gifts on your wish list this year? I’d love to hear about them!

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If you’re looking for a sweater knitting pattern that uses up some of your stash and allows you to make just the sweater you want, the Marlina Rib by Shay Johson might be just the thing.

It’s worked with two strands of fingering weight yarn held together to make a DK weight gauge, so you can use the same two yarns throughout or change one or both regularly for an even more colorful look.

The pattern has options to make it either a crewneck or a henley style with buttons, tapered or relaxed sleeves, and a straight hemline or a split hem with buttons (which sounds so cute if you do the henley with split hem and match the buttons on both parts).

It’s also knit from the top down so you can make the body and the sleeves as long as you want. There are 10 sizes available in the pattern, with a chest circumference ranging from 32 to 68 inches, or 81.5 to 172.5 cm. It’s meant to be worn with 4-6 inches/10-15 cm of positive ease at the chest.

The pattern page on Ravelry includes tons of measurements and yardage estimates so you can make sure you’ll get a good fit for your body before you even buy the pattern. Shay also shows a few variations of the sweater so you can see how different options look before you decide how you want to put them together.

The stitch pattern is 1×2 ribbing, which is really easy to do and gives a look almost like fisherman’s rib that’s relaxed and easy to wear.

This sweater looks like a great option for people who are somewhat new to sweater knitting or those who love to have lots of customization options (because it’s like getting multiple sweater patterns in one!).

Check out all the details and grab a copy of the pattern for yourself at Ravelry.

[Photo: Shay Johnson]

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