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This Fun Book of Knit Accessories Could be Yours

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Boutique knitsBoutique Knits is a fun little book with more than 20 knit accessories with a high-fashion flair. Because who doesn’t want to show off their knitting skills on hats, shawls, mitts and other projects that everyone will notice no matter what else you’re wearing?

These projects have an eye for detail, and even the most basic patterns have fun additions, like that cloche on the cover with its sideswept brim like a flapper’s hair. There are buttons, beads, ruffles and lots of texture knitting in these projects, adding lots of interest for knitting and for wearing. Check out all the patterns on Ravelry.

If you’d like a chance to win this book, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, May 7. I’d love to know if you have a favorite way to embellish your knitting. Mine is probably stripes, but I love a good picot edging, too.

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

Comments

  7. There are so many beautiful hats in the book. I would love to do them all!. I like to embellish adding little beads or a last row in a different colour.

  9. I love to add beads anywhere I can, and I think a Picot edge adds a bit of interest to a hem!

  10. I love to add beads or found objects that have holes. I also like a little design pattern like a row of ducks. Everything looks better with fringe

  11. What a great giveaway. I love to embroider flowers and leaves on my knits, or little lambs on baby items. I also added crocheted vertical stripes one time.

  12. Ive a wonderful new daughter-in-law who taught herself to knit and does remarkable work. Would love to give her this gem .

  13. The patterns are beautiful!! I would love this book, so I could knit them all!! 🙂

  14. I’m fairly new to knitting, but I’m so excited to try different patterns.

  15. I love lace and try to embellish my items with lace patterns. I would love the chance to win this book.

  21. I’m often surprised to see how a single button can show off the beauty of knit projects, so simple and such a difference! Although the items in this book seem to fashiony for buttons… OH, how I love the cloches! 😀

  22. I love adding cable or lace details to patterns, but would love to try some beading. Thanks for this great giveaway!

  23. I like to add beads to some of my knitting, but mostly just follow the pattern

  24. I like a crocheted decorative edge. I like that felted collar in the book, and the diamond print shrug. Unique. 🙂

  26. I love to embellish my knits. The devil is in the details. I will add knitted flowers to hats, offset beads, add tassels and fringes. Just about anything I need to add that final touch that makes it mine. The options are endless.

  32. I like interesting edgings, too, or a little flower on the side of a hat.

  33. I’ve been known to add a little flower-loom flower, but I’ve gotten a lot of buttons (cats) that I think would be fun on that hat. chime while you walk!

  36. I’m lucky to remember to make my edges neat! Lol. But I do love adding beads or maybe a row or two of eyelets if possible.

  39. I like to explore a pattern and make it my own, therefore I may work it several times before satisfied. Embellishment for me is experimenting with the delightful colours and textures of the yarns to decide which ones suit the patterns.

Have you read?

Apple Knitting Patterns for Fall and Back to School

It feels like it’s too early to be thinking about back to school, but as I write this my daughter has just a couple of weeks of summer left! So let’s get in that school and fall knitting spirit by looking at some apple knitting projects. 

If you have a 22 needle circular knitting machine, knitting an apple is one of the easiest things you can do. I have an apple pattern over at Our Daily Craft that will take you just a few minutes to knit and they’re a great addition to your fall decor. 

Apple hats are a classic, and whether you want to knit a hat that looks like an apple or one with apples on it, we’ve got you covered. For hats that look like apples check out the rolled brim version from Emma Crochet Design 4 U, which uses worsted weight yarn and comes in sizes for kids of all ages; and the ribbed brim version from Hand Knit Hugs. This one also calls for worsted weight yarn and comes in four kids sizes. Both include a stem and leaf. 

If you’d rather have apples on your hat, try the Red Apple Hat from Little Red Window. This one is sized from newborn to 2T and calls for four colors of worsted weight yarn. 

How about apple socks? You’ll find Ariel Chang’s Apple Picnic Socks as a free download on Ravelry. These use three colors of sock yarn and come in three sizes. Stone Knits also a pair of stripey apple socks that show the inside of the apple. These also have three sizes but they use six colors total, with the main color being a self-striping yarn. 

If you want a little apple accessory for the house, the apple potholder from Nifty Knitter Designs is cute and a great way to practice double knitting. It uses two colors and you’ll find the colors in the reverse on the other side. The pattern only uses about 50 yards of each color of worsted weight yarn, so it’s a great use for odd balls, too. 

Once you’ve got your double knitting skills sorted you can also try the double knit apple scarf from Crow and Chai Shop. The Winter Apples scarf is shown in red and gold, but you can use whatever colors you like. There are apples, stars and random stitches in the design, which calls for DK weight yarn. There’s also a matching fingerless glove pattern.