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Published on Sunday, 28 April 2013 16:28

The Epic Mother's Day Gift for Knitters at Jimmy Bean's Wool

If you want to completely knock the socks off of the knitter in your life, head over to Jimmy Bean's Wool for their one-of-a-kind yarn bouquets for Mother's Day. We're recomending this because it is truly one of the best gifts you can get for a knitter this mother's day from a company that is a leader in the knitting world. We've had wonderful experiences ordering from Jimmy Bean's Wool. Their customer service is top notch and the business has even been recognized by the US president as a great example of modern entrepreneurship. 

They are offering an actual bouquet of yarn!

You can choose bouquets according to price and yarn vendor. I bet that with their amazing customer service that you could contact them if you have a specific yarn in mind.

The available bouquets are made by Koigu and Malabrigo. Koigu is a specialty hand-dyer of fingering weight yarn. Malabrigo is a kettle-dyed yarn. Each bouquet comes with a pair of knitting needles and a certificate for a free pattern especially for the yarn.

Price ranges from $45-$140. At Jimmy Beans Wool.

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Published on Wednesday, 17 April 2013 22:55

Mother's Day Gifts for Knitters 2013 - A Bouquet of Knitted Flower Books

Who doesn't love a bouquet of flowers? Everyone loves flowers and that's why they make such great mother's day gifts. The only sad thing is that flowers never last, they always lose their bloom and you're left having to clean up dead flowers and a yucky vase. Fortunately, there is a better way. Knitted flowers are actually a thing. Knitters love to use up their extra stash to make little knitted poesies with roses, lilies, violets, daisies and more. There are a ton of knitting books of flowers. Just pick one, combine with a beautiful bouquet of real flowers and you will have a memorable gift for a knitter this Mother's Day.

Nicky Epstein Knitted Flowers

Nicky Epstein is the expert on knitted edgings, embellishments and flowers. Her patterns are very well written and tested. The Flower Market Bag on the front cover is a must-knit for every knitter, it is the best felted bag ever designed.

Knitted Flowers by Susie Johns

Elegant flowers to add accesorize your handbags, blazers and hats.

100 Flowers to Knit and Crochet by Lesley Stanfield

Every flower you will ever want to knit in a single book. If you can't find it in here, I don't know where you're going to find it.

Noni Flowers by Nora Bellows

Nora Bellows is a publisher of felted knitting bags and lends her expertise to knitted flowers. These are a bit more delicate. Nora Bellows has quite a following. If your knitter loves to make felted bags, this would be a great book for them.

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Published on Wednesday, 10 April 2013 22:09

Mother's Day Gifts for Knitters 2013 - New Knitting Books

Mother's Day is sneaking up on you. It's about a month away and the smart loved one of a knitter thinks ahead for Mother's Day. If the loved one in your life who has loved you like a mother happens to be a knitter, then you're in luck. You don't need to know how to knit to find a great mother's day knitting gift. You can just check out our recommendations here. Many of these gifts for knitters speak for themselves. Every knitter loves adding to their knitting book library. Check out some of the newest knitting book releases for 2013 to inspire the knitting mom in your life.

What's special for 2013?

The newest knitting books.

Chances are that the knitter in your life  doesn't have these knitting books... yet. They're new for 2013!

Sock Yarn Shawls

One of the biggest knitting pattern genres to come out in the last 5 years, sock yarn shawls are a great way to bust your giant sock yarn stash. Some sock yarns are just too pretty to be hidden in a pair of shoes.

60 Quick Baby Blankets

Every knitter ends up knitting a baby blanket. Now you have 60 different ones to choose from, all knit from cascade's superwash yarns.

Light and Layered Knits

A little something fun and new from Interweave Press, lots of lace and openwork. If you're sick of kniting lace shawls, this is the book for you.

Knits at Home

Sometimes your sofa needs a sweater too. Why spend the money buying fancy home accessories, when you can knit them yourself.

Scottish Knits

The latest book from Rowan Guru Martin Storey. Many beautiful color knitting patterns

 Stay tuned for more Mother's Day Gifts for Knitters in the coming weeks! We'll be featuring knitting bags, knitted flowers and more!

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Published on Thursday, 04 April 2013 22:34

Get Well Gifts for Knitters

There is nothing sadder than a sick or injured knitter. Anything that keeps a knitter from their knitting is enough to make them miserable. Whether nursing a rough cold, a physical injury or recovering from having a baby it can be difficult to get a knitter to cheer up when they're ill. This is mainly because they can't do the thing that works so well to cheer them up. So your job, if you're buying a get well gift for a knitter is to provide them with a gift that allows them to enjoy knitting...without actually having to knit.

Knitting Books

You'd be surprised just how many knitting books there are out there and they are a treat for any and all knitters. They teach new techniques, offer a little knitting project eye candy and generally transport the knitter to a knitting fantasy-land where the world is all knitting, all the time.

Here are some knitting books that most any knitter will appreciate.

• Dreaming in Color
• Principles of Knitting
• Knitting New Scarves
• The Yarn Harlot Books

Knitting Magazines

The closest thing a knitter can do to knitting when he or she is too sick to knit is to read copious knitting magazines in the tub. This is can aid the healing process as well. Nothing can inspire speedy recovery in a knitter than the idea of a new knitting project and knitting magazines can and will inspire them to take their knitting to the next level.

> Read all about knitting magazines over at Knit Luck

Knitting-related Movies

If a knitter can't knit they might as well watch a movie about knitting, or somehow includes knitting. Here are a few available for sale for instant download from Amazon.

• Great Expectations
• Coraline
• Babe
• Lost in Translation
• Chicago
• Breakfast at Tiffany's
• Girl Interrupted

Knitting Digital Tools

A tablet pc is one of the hottest gifts for knitters for 2013. Knitters can check out their favorite knitting blogs, log into ravelry to view patterns, read knitting magazines and even keep their favorite knitting patterns on them. This could translate into some serious extra space in your house.

• Kindle Fire
• Apple Ipad Mini
• Samsug Galaxy Tablet

If you need to make a sick knitter smile, these gifts will certainly do the trick!

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Published on Monday, 25 March 2013 00:00

Birthday Gifts for Knitters

If you're looking for a birthday gift for a knitter, no doubt you want to show your knitter just how much you love what they make for you. You want to find a gift that appreciates the thought, time and effort your loved one takes to make beautiful hand-knitted presents. Birthdays are the perfect opportunity to get a knitter something special that they may not pick out for themselves. Fortunately there are a ton of unique gifts just for knitters that will make you look like a rock star when the knitter you love opens their birthday present.

The best birthday presents for knitters are ones that will make knitting even more enjoyable for them, but what could possible make knitting even more fun?

• Luxury Knitting Needles
• A Knitting Bag Gift Set
• Fine Yarns
• Swift and Winder
• Knitting Magazine Subscriptions

Luxury Knitting Needles

The best knitting needles are a sets in interchangeable knitting needles that include every needle size available, along with connecting cords of various sizes to accommodate any knitting project. There are many different interchangeable knitting needle sets available. Do check out our interchangeable knitting needle guide if you want a more comprehensive review, however here are three different sets, one in each price range that will knock your knitter's socks off.

Denise Interchangeable Knitting Needles

Knitter's Pride Dreamz Interchangeable Knitting Needles

Addi Click Turbo Interchangeable Knitting Needles

Lantern Moon Rosewood Interchangeable Knitting Needles

A Well Organized Knitting Bag

Every knitter needs multiple knitting bags and the tools to keep them well organized. The best way to keep your knitting bag manageable is to have smaller bags to carry projects, notions and knitting needles. You have project bags, which keep your projects from getting tangled with the rest of your knitting stuff. Then you have mini notions bags, which hold your measuring tapes, tapestry needles, row counters and stitch markers. Add in a needle case to make sure your knitting needles stay together and you have an unforgettable birthday present for a knitter.

The dream knitting bag birthday gift could include:

The Namaste Harlow Bag

Della Q Project Bags

Lantern Moon Knitting Needle Cases

Della Q Notions Bag

Fine Yarn

If you're going to buy yarn for a knitter as a birthday present, you have to go for the good stuff. Don't just go to Michael's or Joann's. Knitters can go there anytime they want. Birthdays are special and they give you the opportunity to get something a little different than what your knitter is used to. You don't even have to spend a ton of money. There are amazing yarns out there for as little as $5.75/skein that will result in heirloom style hand knits.

Here are some excellent quality yarns that will make your knitter smile:

Cascade 220 sport

Cascade Alpaca Lace

Cascade Fixation Cotton Yarn

Trekking XXL Sock Yarn

Rowan Cashsoft

Quality Swift and Winder

What the heck are these goofy contraptions? A swift and winder when used in combination allow knitters to wind skeins of yarn into balls. This is required because you can't knit from a skein. If you do you'll just end up with a nasty pile of tangles that will take hours or days to fix. A swift and winder saves hours of time. Instead of winding balls yourself, wrapping the yarn around a chair (or your hands) you use this nifty little machine and you have multiple balls of yarn in a matter of minutes.

Royal Winder

Swift

 Knitting Magazine Subscriptions to Inspire

Sure, knitters can check out knitting patterns til the cows come home on ravelry, but knitting magazines offer a knitting fantasy land with on trend styles, technique tutorials and knitting designer profiles. They're a great way to enjoy knitting without actually knitting anything.

Interweave Knits

Vogue Knitting

Knitter's

Knit Simple

These gifts will make any knitter happy on their birthday. Got any great gift ideas for knitters? Got a great birthday knitting story? Be sure to share in the comments.