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April’s Knitting Book Giveaway & Discount

For the month of April 2013, you can enter to win this new knitting book by Ruth Cross. It’s called The Knitted Home: Creative and Contemporary Projects for Interiors and is published by the Aurum Publishing Group. Here is a description from the publisher:

This exciting new book is a creative collection of over 20 knitted interiors projects by one of the UK’s most exciting textile designers. In The Knitted Home author Ruth Cross draws on her own experience of designing organic and freeform collections to guide you through the process of making and creating your own items. She creates desirable projects that can adorn many different items around the home including wonderfully textural cushion covers, cosy blankets and throws, fitted covers for chairs and footstools, stylish table runners and mats, seriously desirable wall hangings and smart floor rugs.

In addition to giveaway away a copy of this new book, the publisher is also offering a discount for my readers. Here is how that works:

To order The Knitted Home (9781906417727) for £16.00 including p&p*, telephone 01903 828503 and quote offer code JS195. Or send a cheque made payable to: Littlehampton Book Services Mail Order Department, Littlehampton Book Services, PO Box 4264, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3TG. Please quote the offer code JS195 and include your name and address details. *UK ONLY – Please add £2.50 if ordering from overseas.

This giveaway is available to all readers no matter where you live. To get a chance to win a copy of The Knitted Home answer the questions below in the comments:

Have you ever knitted an item for your home? If so, what was it?

Post your comment only once in this blog entry and you will get a chance to win. The deadline for entry is April 30, 2013 midnight ET. Then during the first few days of the next month, I will randomly pick one winner. Make sure to include your email address when commenting. I will email the winner who will have 3 days after the drawing to reply back with a mailing address. Anyone who does not reply after 3 days will no longer be eligible to win, and I will draw a new winner. The book will be mailed by the publisher, so the winner will need to make sure to allow time for shipping, especially if you are not located in the UK.

ETA: Congrats to #25!

Author: Tammy

Welcome to the Crafty Princess Diaries, my weblog and site where I get to blab about my passion for crafts, primarily jewelry making, and my crafting career. My name is Tammy Powley, and I decided to call my blog the Crafty Princess Diaries because of this very dorky picture I have of myself and because my husband often refers to me as “the princess and the pea,” which is just another way to say that I tend to be particular sometimes. Along with this weblog, I have a number of jewelry making books published.

38 Comments

  1. Cool book. I’ve knit a throw pillow before. theharts at windstream dot net

  2. Who’d have thought to knit a slipcover! Love it.

  3. I’m currently working on the Beekeeper’s Quilt for my home. 🙂

  4. I’ve made numerous blankets and a few rugs for my parent’s home(I don’t have one of my own)

  5. Lovely book! Thanks for the chance to win.

  6. I’ve knit and felted some coasters and a couple of felt vases. I’d love a knit blanket, but my cat has a tendency to get his claws caught in knitting even when I keep his claws trimmed.

  7. The only things I have knit for my home are washcloths and a few hand towels for the guest bathroom. This book looks great! rebecca342(at)gmail(dot)com

  8. Would love to add this book to my collection!!

    Christina

  9. What a beautiful book! Thanks for letting me enter for a chance to win. 🙂

  10. I’d love to decorate more of my home with knits, so winning this book would be great! The only thing I’ve ever knit for my home have been dishcloths 🙂

  11. I have made a number of things but my favourite is the Great American Aran Afghan. It looks gorgeous and was so much fun to make.

  12. I have knit Afghanis and pillow covers…plus the usual hand towels and washcloth

    Nhsarab at yahoo dot com

  13. I have knitted a couple of double bedspreads, but would like to do something smaller next time!

  14. My mom likes to have nick nack type of things so I knit her a sea horse and a starfish to set out and display.

  15. I have knit a throw pillow and have been meaning to knit up a tea cozy and a cover for an old office chair. alcbrooks at windstream.net

  16. I have knitted dishclothes for my home and scatter rugs.
    Thanks for the giveaway..

    Purplefrog5 on Rav

  17. Lots of dishcloths, and a cushion cover for my chair. Thanks!

  18. I have knitted pillows and several large afghans.

    sherryglover1 on Ravelry

    sherryglover1@yahoo.com

  19. I have knitted a couple of afghans, one a fan and feather pattern, and the other a scallop design.
    Some dishcloths and a hand towel.
    I’m now trying to knit an entrelac cushion!
    Would like to knit a lot more cushions/cushion covers/ poufs for the lounge room 🙂

  20. I’m only a beginning knitter and have completed three things so far: a cowl for me, a Dr. Who bow tie for my sister, and a potholder for a friend! I guess the last is for a home…just not mine!

  21. yes, dish cloths, plastic bag holder, swiffer covers, scrubbers for dishes
    patsycoats@bellsouth.net

  22. Gorgeous book, I’m yet to knit the many things planned for my home but I have knit a blanket for my sisters home.

  23. I think I especially enjoy knitting for my home because it is never picky about what I knit for it! (Haha) So yes, everything from dishcloths to afghans. I would love to check out this book. Thanks for the contest. Good luck everyone! -FlyingMonkeyHQ on Ravelry

  24. I have often admired different patterns for pillows but I just realized that I have never knit one. Throw blankets, afghans, are the only thing that I have knit for the house – many many of these were queen size blankets.

  25. I’ve knit a blanket for someone else’s home. I usually knit larger things for other people but I’ve knit some dishcloths that I’ve kept.

  26. I’ve knit discloses and a felted bowl for the home. I desire to start on adorning my home with pillows and blankets. A lampshade and valances would be fun, too.

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  28. We had a couch that was very textured and it hurt my skin to sit on it (I have fibromyalgia). So we got rid of the couch and kept all of the throw pillows and made new covers for them. You can take them off and wash them. And of course, as any new knitter…dishclothes.

    schwipknits@gmail.com
    schwip on rav

  29. I’m obsessed with making Afghans! I’ve also made a few pillow covers.

  30. This is on my bucket list for this year learn to knit! Who knew I could make slip covers for all my chairs!

  31. i have never knitted something for the home. the closest thing i have made were plushies, and my grandmother made covers for chair feet so they wouldn’t scratch the floor.

  32. I’m afraid the only thing I’ve knitted for my home is a door snake – not very exciting huh! (but hey, that’s why I’m entering your fab giveaway!!)

  33. I’ve knitted a blanket.
    Bitta on ravelry

  34. I have knitted pillows and Blankets.

    sherryglover1 on Ravelry

  35. I only just recently made something for my home: a french press cozy! 🙂 This book sounds so fun!

    lizardbrains_99 at yahoo dot com

  36. I am currently knitting my first blanket!

  37. I have knitted and crocheted bedspreads, and knitted cushion covers.

  38. Not for my own home, but I made a couple of awesome throw pillows for my sister. I’ve also crocheted a large doily to go over the back of a wing back chair.
    sweepluv09 @ gmail.com (cnuland on Rav)