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Giveaway: Simple Chic Knits: 35 Stylish Patterns to Knit in No Time

February 10, 2016 by Stefanie Girard

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Giveaway-Simple Chic Knits: 35 Stylish Patterns to Knit in No Time

Leave a comment in today’s post by Feb 19, 2016 and you are in the running for this beautiful new knitting book filled with a wide variety of patterns knit in some of the prettiest color combinations I have seen.

From the publisher:

35 beautifully simple designs to knit in natural yarns. Karen Miller and Susan Ritchie, of online yarn store Mrs. Moon, bring you stitch-by-stitch proof that it can be super-simple to create modern-casual knitted clothes, accessories, and homeware. There are quick-to-knit pieces that you can make in a day, through to more ambitious projects that will take longer, and will introduce novice knitters to techniques such as cables, colorwork, and chunky lace. From an easy-knit Sloppy Joe sweater that will become a favorite wardrobe staple to a brioche-stitch scarf that uses a beautifully simple stitch pattern, from a zigzag-stripe throw in delicious colors to a textured bolster, from a delightfully droopy bunny to a cute baby beanie, there are projects here for you, your home, and your family, whatever your level of knitting knowledge. Karen and Susan’s successful business and constant interaction with knitters of all levels of skill and all kinds of tastes, have given them a wonderful insight in to the types of projects knitters crave, and Simple Chic Knits is filled with items that will have fingers itching to knit.

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Comments

  1. Barbara Young says

    February 11, 2016 at 11:03 pm

    Everyone needs a book with quick projects. Sometimes you just need to take a break from long complicated projects. Thanks for the opportunity.

  2. Claire Ross says

    February 12, 2016 at 2:42 am

    My mum would love this. Thanks for the giveaway x

  3. Jessica Steede says

    February 12, 2016 at 9:29 am

    looks like a beautiful book:)

  4. red carousel lion says

    February 12, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    looking for simple projects I can do on the train while commuting to & from work – this looks great for that

  5. Rebecca H says

    February 13, 2016 at 10:32 am

    Yah, a new knitting book! Always looking forward to new patterns…thank you for the chance

  6. Lauren mead says

    February 14, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    This is wonderful! Thanks for the chance to win!

  7. Carmen N says

    February 14, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    Sounds like a great book!

  8. Bella P says

    February 14, 2016 at 2:59 pm

    Awesome giveaway 🙂

  9. Dona Bell says

    February 14, 2016 at 4:53 pm

    I would love to win the book “Simple Chic Knits”. Love the afghan pictured on the cover!

  10. Jan P. says

    February 14, 2016 at 7:44 pm

    I want to make the project that’s on the cover. It’s beautiful!

  11. yarnaddicted says

    February 14, 2016 at 10:56 pm

    I would love to enter for this wonderful book!!
    Thanks, Kim R.

  12. Pam says

    February 15, 2016 at 11:46 am

    Looks great!

  13. Meari says

    February 17, 2016 at 12:15 pm

    Would love a book with some wonderful and easy knitting projects!

  14. Deanna says

    February 17, 2016 at 11:54 pm

    Would love patterns for some chunky yarn I have.

  15. Lulu says

    February 21, 2016 at 3:20 pm

    Such a beautiful book!

  16. Sara Lynott says

    February 23, 2016 at 11:52 am

    This looks great! I love big knits.

  17. Sandra Nesbitt says

    February 24, 2016 at 2:40 am

    great gift for my daughter , she would love it

  18. Sanne says

    March 17, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    I love knitting gifts; this book looks to have some great ideas!

  19. huntley52014 says

    May 24, 2017 at 9:49 pm

    Chic and simple! Can they exist together? Hope so!

  20. Debra Williams says

    April 24, 2018 at 1:37 pm

    Love that cover afghan – it would be great to win this book! Thanks for the opportunity.

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