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Giveaway! No knitting library should be without Clara Parkes

Here at Knitty, we have big love for Clara Parkes and her incredible books full of scholarship and great patterns. If you don’t have all of Clara Parkes’, books we think you should! And thanks to the folks at Potter Craft, we’re giving away 1 set of all of Clara’s books. Will you be the lucky winner? The usual rules apply for our giveaway: Leave a comment on this post before midnight, eastern time, on Sunday, December 18, 2011. A comment will be chosen at random to answer a skill testing question. If s/he answers correctly s/he will win our prize. Prize value $90. Good luck, everyone!

Knitting Mondays: Gift Knitting and a Flügel Giveaway

It’s Jillian with a bit of knitting. We got a new a roof for our house this fall so I am knitting quite a few gifts for winter birthdays and various holidays. Here’s what I’ve done so far: I knit a long (80″) infinity scarf for a friend for her birthday. I used Briar Rose Charity, doubled.   This hat and I have had many words. It’s an easy pattern, a cable rib, but it took me four tries to get it right. Now it’s going to be a hard gift to giveaway. I’ve still got mittens, 3 scarves, a pair of socks and 4 more hats to knit. Go knitter go! What are you knitting for gifts ...

Namaste Giveaway!

I’ve never known a knitter who didn’t love bags.  The lovely folks at Namaste have donated one of their fabulous Mini Messenger bags for a giveaway. If you’d like to add to your bag collection, this giveaway is for you. Prize Value $85. The usual rules apply for our giveaway: Leave a comment on this post before midnight, eastern time, on Sunday, November 6, 2011. A comment will be chosen at random to answer a skill testing question. If s/he answers correctly s/he will win our prize.

WWW: Contest! Socktober; Knitting Group Donates 100,000th item to Charity

Bonus contest! Because we love our readers and we love getting cool products into your hands… We’re giving away a complete set of Hiya Hiya Bamboo Interchangeable Needles, both the small and the large set. The small interchangeable set includes 7 sets of tips in sizes from 2-8US (2.75-5mm). The large interchangeable set includes 6 sets of tips in sizes from 9-15US (5.5 – 10 mm). Each set also has 4 cables (2 x 26″, 1 x 34″ and 1 x 42″ cables) a case and needle grips to help with tightening. 1 person will win this package, valued at $159.80. The usual rules apply for our giveaway: ...

Stitch Light Giveaway

Now that it’s getting dark earlier in the evening, I’ve been using more and more extra light to see my knitting. Also since I’ve been on the far side of 40 my eyes need a little more light in general. If anyone else needs a bit of extra knitting light, today is your giveaway day! The kind and generous folks at Stitch Light are giving away a Stitch Light to 5 lucky Knittyblog readers. Stich Light is also offering a special discount for the Knittyblog readers. Use the code KNITTY25  to get 25% off of your entire order PLUS free USPS shipping!  (1 time use per customer.)   The usual rules apply ...

Surprise Giveaway!

Thank to Roxanne at Zen Yarn Garden we have a giveaway today! 1 skein of luxurious Serenity Silk 75% Superwash Merino/15% Cashmere/10% Silk Approx. 500 yards (100 g) , prize value $34 CAD. Also, for the weekend – September 23rd to Sunday, September 25th, Knitty readers are welcome to use the discount code “KNITTY” to receive 10% off their orders at the Zen Yarn Garden shop. The usual rules apply for our giveaway: Leave a comment on this post before midnight, eastern time, on Sunday, September 25, 2011. A comment will be chosen at random to answer a skill testing question. If s/he answers correctly ...

WWW: Another giveaway; Quince & Co Offer; Men Who Knit; National Hat Month

The kind and creative folks over at Quince and Co. have offered us a copy of their first pattern book – Wool Book One as a giveaway for KnittyBlog readers. They are also offering a 10% off discount in their shop for our readers! Use the code: KNITTY between September 14, 2011 and September 28, 2011 to get 10% off of your total purchase. The code is good for one use per reader. The usual rules apply for our giveaway: Leave a comment on this post before midnight, eastern time, on Monday, September 19, 2011. A comment will be chosen at random to answer a skill testing question. If s/he answers correctly s/he will ...

Knitting Mondays: A Fabulous Fall Giveaway Contest and Jillian Starts a Sweater

It may or may not feel like fall where you are, here in Michigan it varies between 80 and 60 daily, but everyone has the itch for fall knits. I swear can hear knitting needles clicking everywhere I go. Here at Knitty we want to help your jones for a new knit by having a super giveaway! A yarn pack for the Darrin Cardigan by Laura Chau! Thanks to the wonderful folks at The Fibre Company we have 1 Road to China Light [65% Baby Alpaca, 15% Silk, 10% Camel, 10% Cashmere] yarn pack to give to a lucky Knittyblog reader. Prize value $105-$195. The usual rules apply. Leave a comment to this post before midnight, eastern ...

Obsession Thursday: Travel Knitting and a Giveaway

I recently made a quick trip to the UK for a family birthday and reunion event. It’s a long, long plane ride from where I live… The most stressful part of any travel, for me, is choosing my travel knitting. Figuring out what to take my brother as a birthday gift, and what to wear and how to pack lightly for changeable weather is easy… The big decision is what to knit while I’m away. You need really engaging knitting for the boring parts of the trip – the long waits at the airport, the train rides, the time spent waiting for your brother to get finish his phone call before you can leave ...

Spinning Tuesdays: Say Hello to Fall with Silk

Did you know that Briar Rose Fibers now has silk fiber? She’s dyeing silk bricks. I have loved Chris’ sense of color for a long time – deep organic shades. I frequently call it shades of dirt, but not in a bad way – it’s rich and multi-hued with color grounded in browns. When Chris starts something new she sometimes sends me a little to play with, here’s my silk:   I dug in my stash for some Briar Rose fiber to blend it by plying with and came up with two possibilities in BFL. Just from looking at the photo which one would you choose? I bet on the darker colorway, it has more ...
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