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Win a $150 Prize Package from Red Heart

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red heart tip junkie prize packageTip Junkie is giving away a prize package from Red Heart worth $150, which I expect some of you will want to check out. Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest recently stopped by Tip Junkie to share a scarf pattern and tutorial for working with the company’s new Red Heart Boutique Ribbons yarn, and it looks really cool.

I put a note in the comments, but people keep commenting as if I’m giving this away, so I wanted to make it clear that I am not. Got to Tip Junkie’s website (it’s the first link above) to enter, OK? Thanks!

The prize package includes six skeins of that yarn (ooh, Christmas presents!) as well as two of Sashay and three of Unforgettable. There’s also a yarn cutter pendant, a crochet hook and a pair of knitting needles, a book on learning to crochet and a year’s subscription to Crochet Today! magazine, all loaded up in a Red Heart tote. We’ll ignore the focus on crochet things and use this stuff to knit, right?

To enter, leave a comment on the post linked above by July 31. Extra entries can be earned for likes on Facebook and tweeting about the event. This looks like some fun yarn, and who doesn’t love free? Good luck!

[Photo by Red Heart via Tip Junkie.]

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Comments

  2. Oooooh, this prize sounds absolutely amazing!!! I’m dying to teach myself how to crochet and this prize would be so helpful, I would love to win it!!!!!!

  3. I love knitting and have been wanting to learn how to crochet! This kit would be very helpful with starting out!

  4. I’m a knitter who wants to learn how to crochet. I live in Germany and would love to try some RED HEART yarn, which I can’t get here.

  6. Knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint, all taught to me by my mom. So necessary to pass these skills on to the next generations. Now sharing with some of my curious friends and their children. It would be wonderful to have a beautiful variety of yarns to teach with.

  12. I would love to win this and share with my mother, she loves crochet and knitting – just love all those colors, I can see me making gifts for everyone – thanks for the chance to win!

  18. Winter is coming and would be great to win! Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful givaway!

  19. I am absolutely addicted to cross stitch and crocheting. Nothing like completing a project, and feeling pride in your work. This prize package would enable me to keep the fingers ‘nimble’ and my heart warm!

  20. School is about to be back in session and I will need to get my knitting going to “de-stress.” This looks like a great gift package to get several projects underway!

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Summer T-Shirt Knitting Patterns

Knitters are always looking for ways to continue to knit and to wear their knits even when it’s hot outside, so there are tots of great T0shirt knitting patterns to choose from. I love knitting short-sleeved shirts because they feel so much faster than sweaters, and you can wear them on top of dresses or even longer-sleeved items when it gets cooler.

There are lots of different styles of knit tops, from the basic to the more detailed. On the more basic side are things like the Perfect T-Shirt from Originally Lovely, a basic raglan tee with nine sizes and worked in worsted weight yarn; Paper Bloom by Yvonne Hugo (free on Ravelry), available in six sizes and worked with cotton and silk yarn for extra coolness; or Iris H’s Amelia Top, also on Ravelry, a slim fit, DK weight top with nine size.

Jazz it up with a bit of lace like on the Athens Lace Hem top by Sarah Hatton (Ravelry). This otherwise simple project has a bit of lace at the bottom, which is an easy way to make a project more interesting without a ton of work. This one uses fingering weight yarn and comes in nine sizes.

Another simple embellishment is to emphasize the lines of your top with different stitches. The Spring Lines top uses twisted ribbing at the center front and V-neck and along the raglan lines to give it a slimmer fit and more interest. This design from Turquoise Toque Designs has 11 size options and is available on Ravelry.

Silfurberg by Joji Locatelli uses both of these elements, with lace panels at the center front and back and purl ridges throughout to make it a little more fun to knit and to wear. The pattern uses fingering weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. Learn more on Ravelry.

Keep it simple or add puffed sleeves (and/or long sleeves) to the slim fit Knitty Committee top by Lily Kate France. This one has two length options, waist shaping and optional bust darts to fulfill all your curvy top dreams, and it comes in nine sizes. You’ll find it on Ravelry.

Take it even more romantic with the Daphne Top from Friday Knits, which has puffed sleeves and applied I-cord to emphasize the bust and sweetheart neckline. It comes in eight sizes and uses DK weight yarn.

Or add some sweet flowers with the Gigio pattern from Emilie Luis. This pretty pattern found on Ravelry has cable panels running up the front with the option for adding sweet embroidered flowers. You can also add decorative buttons if you like. It comes in 11 sizes and calls for sport weight yarn.