March Giveaway! Submit a knithack and you could win these great books!

I have three fabulous knitting books to give away in one great prize pack … I love them all and you should too!

1) 10 Secrets of the LaidBack Knitters by Vicki Stiefel and Lisa Souza.
2) Stitch London by Lauren O’Farrell
3) Knit The City by Deadly Knitshade

HOW TO ENTER:

Submit a knithack during the month of March – can be your own creation or one you spot – using one of the methods below:

• via twitter @knithacker
• via email knithack@gmail.com
• via the knithacker submission form
• via the comments below

Everyone who submits a knithack, whether it’s posted on the blog or not, will be eligible to win the prize pack. I will conduct a random draw the first week of April and the prize winner will be announced no later than April 15th, 2012.

Submissions will be accepted until March 31st 2012 11:59pm EST. One (1) winner will be selected randomly from all tweets, email submisisons, form submissions and blog comments received. The winner will receive one (1) copy each of Stitch London, Knit The City and 10 Secrets of the Laidback Knitters, together valued at approx. $60 USD, shipping included. Winners will be revealed by April 15th. No purchase necessary, contest open to all residents of Europe and North America.

ABOUT THE BOOKS / AUTHORS

http://laidbackknitters.com

http://www.stitchldn.com

http://www.stitchldn.com

:: Special thanks to Vicki (@knittingnews) and Lauren (@deadlyknitshade) for sending me their fabulous books. ::

Bee Keeper Ninja – free hexipuff chart

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bee-keeper-ninja

Pattern by Vanessa Laven.

saddle bag for a bicycle

“Knitted saddlebag from The Bike Depot in Park Hill.”

Photo by Mike Shoup.

gorgeous pot holder.

Made by Lizzy aka knitvana.

Tiny Swedish Chef

Made and shared by ohdeerlette who says, she “modified the Tiny Chef pattern from Mochimochi Land to look like the Swedish Chef!”

purse

hat tip: dreamversion

Red Flowers on Branch Pillow

I love this. Made and shared by Jen aka sewjenaissance.

this test knit passes with flying colours!

Made and shared by SewPixie.

pot holders

Made and shared by Lizzy aka knitvana.

Teal Change Purse

Made by ADKnits.

“futile devices”

Inspired by Sufjan Stevens, made by mary.victoria.

Looons Create Art (or Else)

via MakeArtOrElse who says, “We went looking for inspiration, and we didn’t have to go far. Just a couple of blocks from where we work at Ogilvy New York, we discovered the Looons: three women from Hell’s Kitchen, armed only with an idea, a few balls of yarn, and a willing…tree?”

moleskine cozy

Made and shared by Devon aka devaburger.

Squares On The Roll ~ free pattern alert!

Designed and made by Frankie Brown who offers the pattern for free via Ravelry.

bike lock bag

Made and shared by Meghan.

hug back scarf

Designed by Sarah Pasternak.

Kate Talbot’s Ziggy Stardust obsession

The Adoration – an allegory

“I was a die-hard fan of Ziggy Stardust as a teenager and carried my obsession well into adulthood. This image represents the strong influence of music and art in my life with Bowie shown as the master and Damien Hirst as the enfant terrible. I am the apple on the cushion. The symbology also suggests the general argument that contemporary art is nothing more than a soul-less marketing ploy.”

See more of Kate’s awesome work at: http://hungdrawnquoted.co.uk

Louis the Great!

Louis the Great!

Originally uploaded by Amber… Bamberboo

These Anne Geddes-esque photos usually make me want to stab out my eyes with a plastic fork, but this one by Amber Northfield is kind of cute. Kind of. Ok. It’s cute.