What are Your Knitting Resolutions?

Now that we’re a couple of days into 2013, maybe you’ve had some time to think about crafty resolutions or goals that you might have for this year. I of course want to knit more, knit more for myself and finish more of the projects I start.

But I have other crafty goals, too, including exploring more crochet and dabbling in art journaling.

I’d love to hear what your knitting resolutions are, too, either here in the comments or over on my poll at About, where the most popular resolution as of this writing is to knit more from their stash. I’m totally there, too!

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In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve never watched Gilmore Girls. I know I probably should, but I feel like I wasn’t quite the right age for it when it came out and I’ve never gone back to watch it. That said, fans of the show are sure to enjoy these knit homages to the beloved characters from Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls: The Official Knitting Book.

Edited by Tanis Gray, the book includes 29 projects for hats, cowls, scarves, socks, mitts, garments and home decor designed by a variety of stitchers.

Six of the projects are rated easy, 17 intermediate and six for advanced knitters.

The projects are sometimes literally inspired by the show, such as the tam Rory wore when she went golfing with her grandfather, while others incorporate icons, quotes (like “I smell snow”) and logos (Luke’s Diner) from the show.

There’s a hat made to look like newsprint as a nod to Rory’s journalistic aspirations, mitts and gloves for supporting the teams at Stars Hollow High, a beaded lace scarf inspired by Rory’s adventure with the Life and Death Brigade, and a cardigan designed to show Paris’s love of macaroni and cheese.

Some of the patterns are less obviously related to the show, like a cowl with falling leaves or an argyle vest.

Each pattern comes with a quote from the show and a little back story about the cast, different storylines or the inspiration behind the design. The book is scattered with photos from the show and other fun facts about its production.

In the back of the book you’ll find a glossary of techniques (words but no pictures), and the book has a ribbon bookmark to hold your place on the pattern you’re working on.

This book would be a fun gift for a knitter who is a Gilmore Girls fan, or use it to stitch something up for someone who watches this show as their comfort show almost 25 years later.

About the book: 200 pages, hardcover, 29 patterns. Published 2024 by Insight Editions, suggested retail price $34.99

Comments

Donna H says
January 3, 2013 at 9:53 am
My knitting resolution this year is (strangely) to knit LESS! Whenever I start a knitting project, I have this weird need to get it done as soon as possible. So I knit, knit, knit – sometimes to the point where my wrist hurts – to get it done. I know – it’s crazy and stupid. So for 2013, I plan to slow down and enjoy my knitting projects, and NOT focus on getting them done. I’m only going to start projects that I really want to do, and pick only about 12 projects to do for the whole year!
karen says
December 31, 2014 at 8:49 pm
My resolution/goal this year to first learn to use DPNs and make a hat. And the second resolution is to organize my spare bedroom/craft room.

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