Stitching in the Stacks by Sarah Barbour

Stitching in the Stacks 

Perfect Projects for Back to School & Gifts 

Ask most people to picture either a librarian or a knitter, and they’re likely to conjure up the same image: a stern, older woman with sensible shoes and hair in a bun.  

Stereotypes aside, there does seem to be a special bond between knitters and libraries. Sarah Barbour's eBook Stitching in the Stacks celebrates that connection, offering 30 exquisite designs inspired by librarians (real and fictional), library architecture, cataloging systems, and sometimes the books themselves. Each pattern comes with its own story, making this book as fun to read as it is to knit from.

Follow the links after purchase to quickly download this eBook.

Chokecherry Days Sweater

Brilliant red in summer, chokecherries darken to nearly black by harvest time, when their sweetness is at its peak. The lacy leaves and red color of Fiber Dreams' Chokecherry Days sweater evoke blissful days of summer, wiling away the time, waiting for the fruit to ripen to perfection before making autumn’s jams and syrups.  

Basic stitches are set off with a parade of leaves and its knit in one piece from hem to armholes.  

Knit in a fingering weight you only need 2-3 skeins of Serendipitous Ewe's Fate Fingering! 

Visit Fiber Dreams to see Patterson's entire collection.

"You've made this day special, just by being you."

'Yarn-bomber' made a sweater for this statue of Mister Rogers

Yarn bombing, also called guerilla knitting, is apparently a thing. It involves anonymously knitting or crocheting garments around pretty much anything the rogue knitter feels could use a little warmth. The latest "victim" is this statue of Mr. Rogers in Pittsburgh, Pa., because what's Mr. Rogers without his sweaters? If you grew up watching "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," you likely still remember him putting on a sweater and sneakers, and singing, "It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" at the start of every show. Despite the harsh name (and the mildly creepy-looking statue), yarn-bombing is a touching tribute to the man who reminded kids everywhere, "You've made this day special, just by being you." 

Reported by Nick Mangione from MSN

Winners of the Seni Designs Giveaway

Thank you for entering!  We have our 3 Winners.

1. Espiral & a 130 gram ball of Kauni Effektgarn 8/2 (winner’s choice of color) - Cait of the Ms C and Miss E blog
2. Winner’s Pattern Choice - Joyce of the Tetsu Kaba blog
3. Winner’s Pattern Choice - Cardi Lover of the Ci Caru Cardigans and Cardigans blog

Please email me at Sandrasingh@sandrasingh.com to claim your prize!

And please enjoy all of Ines Sousa's patterns at Seni Designs.

12 New Sock Patterns by Andi Smith

 Big Foot Knits by Andi Smith

So many sock patterns are written as if one size fits all. But anyone who has larger feet and legs knows better.  In this ingenious eBook, Big Foot Knits, designer and author Andi Smith walks the bigger-footed among us through the steps of properly measuring our feet and legs, assessing the toe and heel shapes that fit us best, and adapting patterns to suit our shape. All this, plus 12 gorgeous sock patterns, each with instructions for modifying to your foot and for knitting top-down or toe-up.  

Knit each in your favorite Fingering Weight yarn, which are all On Sale!

7 Projects for Fall: Woodsmoke & Ash Knits for Men

 Keep he men in you life warm with one of these 7 Projects.

As a knitter you're always mindful of the next season and it won't be long that Fall, than Winter, will be here.  Rangel's new eBook Woodsmoke & Ash: Knits for Men is a collection of seven stylish, yet practical designs perfect for the men in your life.  Just follow the links after purchase to quickly download the PDF and begin knitting today! 

Visit Andrea Rangel to see all her designs for men and women.

3 New Lace Shawls by Seni Designs +Giveaway

Summer of Lace 
Introducing 3 new lace shawl patterns by Ines Sousa of Seni Designs! And Sousa is the sponsor of this month's Blog Giveaway, visit the post below for prizes and entry details, no purchase necessary. 

Crescendo

I introduced Sousa's eBook Crescendo in April, a collection of the 5 lace shawls, Prana, Hera, Nenúfar, Rosiris & Pétala, all seamless and worked in pretty lace stitches with unique methods & shapes.  Each pattern is now available individually!

Bem-me-quer

Splendid knit in Malabrigo Lace!

Giro

Perfect knit for Malabrigo Sock orTosh Sock.

Espiral

Absolutely stunning in Kauni Effektgarn 8/2.

All Seni Designs' patterns are available for immediate PDF download, just follow the links after purchase.