 ENJOY THREE CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAYS
We wish we could personally give each of you a gift, our loyal readers and TV show watchers, but we can give each of of you a chance to win a gift courtesy of two of our favorite companies.
 Trafalgar Square Books will send ten lucky winners one of their best selling books that answer all your finishing questions. These handy hard cover reference guides will spur you on to finish your UFO's before the new year. Finishing Techniques for Hand Knitters and Finishing Techniques for Crochet explain all the basics and answer your questions about everything from buttonholes and braid to pockets and pompoms. Plus each book contains five pattens that will offer you an opportunity to use your new techniques.

Simplicity Creative Group, makers of Boye needles, hooks and accessories will provide five lucky winners with a giveaway that is probably already on your Christmas list. The Boye Electric Yarn Ball Winder will take the drudgery out of winding hanks into skeins and controlling those partial skeins that get tangled and messy in your yarn stash. Win our giveaway and you'll free up your Christmas list for one of the other great Christmas gift ideas we will share with you. SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE NEWSLETTER for info on how to sign up for these three Christmas Giveaways. |
KCN DVDs on Sale for the Holidays
Treat yourself or a friend to the full set of Knit and Crochet Now DVDs so you can watch t he show any time and any where. Each DVD contains 13 episodes plus the patterns for the episodes shown. Until December 31 each DVD is just $21 (regularly $24.95). Buy all three and get FREE shipping too! Order by December 15th for delivery before Christmas. BUY NOW! |
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Books to Give or Get for the Holidays
There are so many great books available for knitters, crocheters and any other kind of crafter, that we thought we'd share some of our favroties with you. Use our list to pick gifts for your friends or print it out and give it to your significant other with a check mark next to your favorites. Just a thoughtful hint for the holidays. Enjoy! FOR EVERY CRAFTER...
Simple Times takes a satiric look at crafts and some of the crazy projects people make. Along with the quirky humor, you'll find real projects for real people with real instructions. This book just might be the one that convinces a busy, skeptical adult child, grandchild or friend to give crafts a try. A love it or hate it book.
Wild Color will appeal to anyone who has wanted to dye their own yarn or fabric and has a "green" perspective on life. This practical and appealing guide covers all the basics on how to dye fibers along with a complete list of plants and the colors that will result. A great gift for yourself or anyone with a desire to dye. 
The Sweater Chop Shop provides a new purpose for an accidentally felted (admit it, we've all done it!) or out-of style sweater. Chop them up. Mix and match. Volia! Fun projects and new life for "mistakes". Remember, if you repeat a mistake often enough, it may become a design feature!
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FOR YOUR FAVORITE KNITTER...
 Mittens & Gloves features 40 designs from Vogue Knitting magazine. The patterns range from simple to expert and from wristlets to elegant elbow length. A wide variety of techniques including lace, fair isle, cables and more will insure fun for you and a perfect fit for your friends.
The Knitter's Year by well-known designer, Debbie Bliss, offers 52 projects that can easily be made in a week. Mark the changing seasons with each charming project, then share your knitted bounty with friends and family.
Warm Knits, Cool Gifts is the perfect combination of projects you'll want to make for yourself and others. These classics will become heirlooms for friends and family. Each pattern is accompanied by flatter and fit tips or inspirational insights to make you a more informed and thoughtful knitter.
Knit Now! features projects that were shown on Season 3 of Knit and Crochet Now TV. You know how much fun the projects are, now you can share them with friends, even if they can't view the program in their area. |
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FOR YOUR FAVORITE CROCHETER...
Crochet Master Class by a team of experts is a must-have for every crocheter! Each chapter explains a different  crochet technique and includes a project to make. As you work your way through the 17 chapters on techniques like tunisian, entrelac, hairpin and irish crochet, your confidence will grow and you will be impressed with the breadth of crochet techniques.
CrochetWear is the book you've been waiting for if you love crochet garments. The 25 fresh designs cover the looks you've been seeing on the runaway. Skirts, vests, jackets, hats and wraps all get their moment in the limelight with this hip New York approach to crochet.
 Baby Crochet has projects you'll love to make and love to give to your favorite baby. From quick projects like bibs to bigger ones like blankies, everyone will find a charming project to make for the next new baby. The perfect book for you or one to give to a new mom, aunt, or grandma. Crochet Now! is the companion book to Knit Now! Both feature projects your first saw on Knit and Crochet Now! TV. Now you can have many of your favorites bound in a convenient book, or buy a copy to share with a friend. |
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FREE PATTERNS for Last Minute Gifts
If you still have a few minutes to spare to make a holiday gift, you will enjoy whipping up one of these quick-to-make scarves designed by the executive producer of Knit and Crochet Now, Candi Jensen. After making the scarves, you'll want to buy the whole book for year-around fun.
Thanks to Storey Publishing for sharing the patterns with us. See more of Candi's books and other fine knit and crochet titles at their website.
Remember, you must register on our website in order to download patterns.
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Books & YarnWinders to win this month!
Entries close at midnight, December 17, 2010.
Please write your name in the body of the email.
Click to enter drawing for Finishing Techniques for Knitters
Click to enter the drawing for Finishing Techniques for Crochet
Click to enter the drawing for Boye Yarn Ball Winder
If the links don't work on your computer, you may email directly by cutting and pasting the following:
Type "Ball Winder" in the subject line, put your full name in the bod and send to:
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CONGRATS TO LAST MONTH'S WINNERS!
The lucky winners of our November Giveaways were: Call Me Mrs. Miracle Book
Donna Koehler, Anne Haun, Loretta Sharp, Delnora Tuschi, Stacy Camacho
Yarn Kits
CROCHET: Bessie Chase, Dottie Balin, Kathy Weese KNIT: Anna SooHoo, Tammie Pfeiffer, Barbara Gausman |