A Whole Year (plus giveaway)
(Psst, the giveaway is over, but the discount code is still good until April 25. You can use the code HUNTERSENTME on any of the things here for 10% off!)
So you know how there are books full of lovely patterns? And then there are books packed with lots of great techniques? Well how about a book that has both?
A Year of Techniques takes twelve knitting tools (one for each month of the year), teaches you how to use them, then gives you a pattern for each. I absolutely love this idea. I’m a tiny bit jealous I didn’t think of it first!
The techniques included cover a wide range of skill levels (meaning it’s great whether you think of yourself as a beginner or a more experienced knitter). There are things here that I’ve never done (knitted on edgings, intarsia), things that I have sort of a general idea how they work but feel much more comfortable with now (helical knitting, short row shaping in garter stitch), and things that I was already confident about, but reading how someone else does it is still fun (cables, turning a heel).
And I haven’t even mentioned the niftiest bit yet. There are videos for all of the techniques! You can check them out right here. I suspect there’s something in there you’ve been wanting to try.
Once you’ve learned your new technique, the best way to perfect it is with practice. The patterns in the book let you do just that. They’re all lovely, and lots of them are the sort of things I like to make most (socks, hats, cuffs, snuggly neck things).
The book comes in both electronic and paper + electronic forms (there are also nifty kits where you can buy the yarns used in the book projects!). And I’ve got two copies of the ebook to give away (one here, and one over on instagram). To enter, just leave a comment on this post telling me which of the projects you’d knit first if you won! (You can enter on the instagram post too if you want to up your chances of winning!)
And, if you suspect you need the paper book instead (which really…I have such a soft spot for paper…I would totally understand) or one of the awesome yarn kits, you can use the code HUNTERSENTME on any of the things here for 10% off. Because really, we should all learn something new!
Comments left between now and the end of the day (eastern time) Friday, April 13, 2018 will be entered to win. I’ll pick a winner, contact them to get their info, and arrange to send the book their way. Be sure to use a real email address so I can contact you if you’ve won (I won’t do anything with those email addresses besides notify the winner). If I do email you, I need to hear back from you within 72 hours or I will pick a new winner and contact them. Oh, and for anyone playing along at home, the pictures are © Jesse Wild and used with permission.
Probably Alex the Mouse!
The Little Tern Blanket for baby Elizabeth. She probably needs Alex the Mouse, too.
I’d love to learn it all! I am a knitter but know there is more to learn. I like the idea of there being something new for each month. It would allow me to tackle something new on a regular basis and ensure that I am including a little bit of knitting into my everyday (hectic) life! 🙂
Brioche knitting please!
Wood Warbler Cowl!
Love the Hyacinthus armwarmers and I’ve never tried helical stripes before.
Ooo, the arm warmers! I’m a sucker for fingerless mitts or arm warmers.
I really like the look of the pattern on the front … the Wood Warbler Cowl, but I’ve always wanted to try knitted toys, so Alex the Mouse might have to be first.
Hedera Helix socks. Thanks for the giveaway.
I would love to learn to do those big beautiful cables!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Thank you for the give away! A book of new things to learn is awesome! STEEKS are a mystery to me and would love be to demystify!
Oorik tank top, it looks super adorable!
I’d love to learn how to knit mittens! Love the shalia mittens pattern. I love the oorik tank top too…another project on the list so I can knit for my little boy….
I love that mouse and would love to make that cute little Oorik tank top. How sweet these are.
Two color brioche is what I have an interest in!
Steels!
That would be… steeks!!
The hedera helix socks would be nice to start with!
I love the wood warbler cowl.
I always fall for socks but…oh, my…that cute mouse!
Of course the Mouse! FYI, Her helpful hints on cables are also marvelous!! I love learning new things.
Steeking!
Wood warbler cowl! Thank you for the giveaway!
I’ve never made a stuffie so I would go with Alex the Mouse. But keep it for myself!
I have never figured out how color dominance works in Fair Isle. A clear explanation of that would be great for me. So that would be first for me.
I think I’d make the Wood Warbler shawl, it’s so lovely! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would probably make the fair isle fest first. It is so sweet 💜