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The Knitting in Color Lulu store offers colorful knitting patterns and technique booklets by Nanette Blanchard. A portion of the profits goes to the nonprofit Colorado House Rabbit Society; over $1000 was donated in 2007.
Click on any of the projects below and then click Preview This Item to see another photo. You can also visit the Four Corners Bunnies web site to read reviews of the booklets and see more photos of the patterns.
For contact information please go to the Knitting in Color blog or find me on Ravelry as Nanetteb.
Once you place an order with Lulu using Paypal or a credit card, log into your account by clicking the My Account button at the top right of the page, click on My Downloads and download any pattern or booklet listed. Purchased items remain in your account so you can go back and download something again if you lose it.
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Print: $16.28 Download: $7.99 This 40 page all-color booklet with over 50 photos shows knitters how to knit better-fitting gloves. Techniques covered include different types of thumb gussets, fingertip shaping, and how to deal with holes between the fingers. All methods of knitting gloves are discussed including top-down gloves. Two patterns are included (with instructions for both double-pointed needles and 2 circulars)for Colorblock Gloves (Size women's small and women's large) and Geometric Gloves (Size women's medium and men's large). A resource section includes sources for glove needles and a list of helpful books and web sites. A portion of the proceeds goes to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
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Print: $15.29 Download: $7.99 Learn how to knit with two yarns in this technique-packed 36 page booklet that was reviewed in the Winter 2006 issue of Interweave Knits and called "an essential reference work" by Knitty Magazine, Fall 2005. This helpful resource now includes two methods for holding both yarns in your right hand, two methods for holding both yarns in your left hand, a method for using both hands, and two methods for knitting with 3 or more colors per row. Other subjects include how to deal with tension problems, dealing with floats and color jogs, and how to work in all those ends. Heavily-illustrated with color and black and white photos, this book also includes two hat patterns to get you started. For more information and reviews of booklet, go to http://home.earthlink.net/~nanetteblanchard/id6.html . A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this booklet go to nonprofit pet rabbit rescue.
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Print: $10.23 Download: $3.75 Christmas Knitting in Color is a 13 page all-color booklet that contains four knitting patterns: Hollyberry Gauntlet Mittens, Knitted Christmas Lights, Child's Holiday Gift Hat and a pattern for a Knitted Poinsettia. Also included is a recipe for Painted Sugar Cookies. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this booklet goes to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
For more information about the booklet including detailed photos of all the projects, go to http://home.earthlink.net/~nanetteblanchard/id7.html .
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Print: $11.99 Download: $5.66 This pattern booklet offers four stranded color knitting patterns: the Shooting Star Hat in 1 child and 2 adult sizes, the End of the Rainbow Socks, the Diamonds are Forever Mittens and the Fields of Flowers Wristwarmers. This 12 page booklet includes full color charts and color photos. A percentage of the proceeds from this booklet's sale go to nonprofit pet rabbit rescue. For detailed photos of each of the designs in the booklet, please go to http://home.earthlink.net/~nanetteblanchard/id7.html .
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Print: $7.61 Download: $4.50 The pattern for these fun close-fitting Halloween gauntlet gloves includes a quote from the three witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth and is written for a woman's size small hands.
This 8 page knitting pattern with color photos and graph uses Knitpick's Palette wool yarn (a full skein of black and smaller amounts of white, red, and orange) and size 2.5 mm and 3 mm dpns or circs. The gauge in plain stockinette is 30 sts to 4".
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this pattern goes to the nonprofit Colorado House Rabbit Society.
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Print: $7.31 Download: $4.50 The Salsa Hat sports a basketweave pattern and knitted chile peppers on top. The pattern uses five colors of Cascade 220 and size 5 (US) needles. The finished hat is 24" in circumference unstretched which will fit a large or extra-large adult head. Also included is a pattern for a knitted chile pepper ristra. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this pattern goes to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.16 Download: $4.50 This colorful knitting pattern uses 8 colors of yarn and has a fun checkerboard ribbing. Multi-colored curlicues top off the hat that comes in an adult and a child's size. This five page pattern includes color photos and chart. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to pet rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.31 Download: $3.50 This simple mitten knitting pattern features corrugated/two-color ribbing and a sore thumb gusset. It comes in two sizes - women's medium and men's medium and is knit in Knitpicks' Andean Treasure Alpaca Yarn. The needles used are size 2 (US) for the women's and size 3 (US) for the men's version. This full color pattern is six pages and includes several photos and a tip for making the stripes line up at the end of the row. A portion of the profits goes to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.16 Download: $3.50 These thick wool four color hiking socks are intended to help cushion feet while wearing hiking boots. This five page pattern includes many full color photos and charts. All profits from the sale of this pattern support nonprofit pet rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.01 Download: $3.50 A knitting pattern for colorful socks knit in sport weight yarn with a ruffled top and an easy-to-memorize color pattern. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this pattern goes to nonprofit pet rabbit rescue. Click on the preview to see these socks in my favorite color combo so far.
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Print: $7.01 Download: $1.88 A knitting pattern for a pair of men's thick winter socks with a color pattern at the top of the cuff made with worsted weight yarn. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this pattern goes to nonprofit pet rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.31 Download: $3.50 These fun fingerless mitts with sore thumb gussets are quick to knit. They are knit in a soft but sturdy blend of bamboo, cotton, and nylon elastic in two colors. This 6 page pattern includes photos and color charts. A portion of the proceeds goes to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.31 Download: $4.50 The colorful Peace Gloves are knit with Knitpicks' Palette and include a long gauntlet cuff, optional embroidered picot hem, sore thumb gusset, and rounded fingertips. This six page detailed full-color pattern includes many photos and charts. A portion of the proceeds goes to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.31 Download: $4.50 The feminine Arctic Spring Mittens are knit in fine alpaca in four colors. This six-page all-color pattern includes a scalloped hem and a peasant thumb. The finished size is women's medium. A portion of the proceeds goes to nonprofit pet rabbit rescue. For a different view of the mittens, please click on Preview.
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Print: $7.93 Download: $4.50 The Alamosa Mitts are knit in sportweight alpaca yarn and the pattern comes in two colorways and two sizes. They are a nice introduction to knitting with two yarns per row and are a quick project for when you need a last minute gift. The Women's Small size uses size 3 (US) dpns or 2 circs and the Women's Large size uses size 4 (US) dpns or circs. The mitts shown used three colors of Knitpicks' Andean Treasures baby alpaca yarn. A portion of the profits from the sale of this pattern go to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.93 Download: $4.50 These six-color gauntlet gloves with a knitted hem and a sore thumb gusset come in two sizes and two colorways. They are knit with Knitpick's Palette yarn - needle size depends on size you choose. This 8 page pattern comes with many photos, charts, and some helpful hints for knitting gloves that fit you perfectly. A portion of the profits from the sale of this pattern go to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
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Print: $7.93 Download: $4.50 The springtime Night Breeze socks have a long floral cuff with a picot hem. These socks are sized for a women's large (size 8 to 9 US) and are knit from cuff to toe on size 2.25 and 2.5 mm needles with three skeins of fingering weight yarn. Knitpicks' Palette in Black, Lilac, and Grass is used in the socks in the photo but Shetland jumper weight is also a good choice. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this pattern goes to nonprofit pet rabbit rescue. Click on "Preview this brochure" for a larger photo of the socks.
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Print: $7.31 Download: $4.50 These fingerless gloves are ideal for indoor and outdoor activities and are knit with two colors of Knitpicks' Palette wool yarn. The pattern fits a women's size large hand and features a sore thumb gusset, a two-color braid, and ribbed fingers that stop just before the middle knuckle on the hand. This six page pattern includes full color charts and photos. A portion of the proceeds goes to nonprofit rabbit rescue.
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