- Today, we're going over
the Knitting for a Cure book
by Kay Meadors and Leisure Arts.
Thank you so much
to Leisure Arts.
This is a knitting
book supporting breast
cancer awareness
and it is knit on needles.
If you are a loom
knitter, have no fear,
I have converted a
pattern here. (giggles)
So, stay tuned and
you will get to see
some sweet support of designs
and go through this book
just like you're shopping.
All right, stay tuned.
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Before we go too far,
let me let you know
that there are links down
in the description below
to get your copy of the book.
Also, if you want
to get the video
on how to make the
Mug Cozy on needles,
go click on that link in
the description below.
And also, for the
converted pattern
for the loom knitters out there.
All right, let's begin.
Well, it is Breast
Cancer Awareness Month
as of this recording,
and so I wanted to
highlight a special book
called Knitting for a
Cure by Leisure Arts.
The designer is Kay Meadors
and she's created 18 patterns
for heartwarming gifts
for your friends and family
and to raise awareness
for breast cancer
and about how breast cancer
has touched their lives
or their friends' lives.
And breast cancer has also
touched my life as well.
My great grandmother, Ethel
Williams, she did pass on.
She did not survive
breast cancer herself
and this is way before
we had all the research
and awareness that
we do as of today.
But I do remember her.
I didn't get to see her for as
long as I could in this life
but hopefully I'll see
her one day, right?
So, I wanted to raise
awareness on my side
and showcase this book.
I'd love to share
this book with you
kind of in a way like if
we were shopping together
and I just wanna
show you an overview
of what I catch off of here,
kind of the highlights that
I think you need to know
and things that I think are
kind of fun about the book.
Okay, so in the Knitting
for the Cure book,
Kay Meadors details and
goes over The Journey
of the Traveling Shawl,
which is a very sweet story
and it goes over the 50 knitters
who worked on it
in over 50 states,
and it's really incredible.
And then it goes into fashion,
and these are just
a few of the pieces
that are in the Fashion section.
And later on, there
is a Home section
and these are a few of
the selections in here,
so it's broken out into two
large sections that way.
And throughout the
book, you will see
that there are yarn
weights in here
such as super fine,
lightweight yarn, number one.
There's also lightweight,
number three yarn,
medium-weight, number four,
and one bulky weight yarn.
So, the patterns range
in yarn weight as well.
You'll find that the patterns
range from easy to easy-plus
to a few intermediate
in the patterns as well.
So, let's go over some
of the fashion items
that we have here.
So, we have the traveling shawl.
It's got a great story on that.
She also has made
a beaded version,
just a beautiful, beautiful
fine working lace here.
And then we also have a
scarf version in that.
So, if you don't wanna
make the larger shawl
and you like maybe a scarf,
maybe you wanna give that to
a survivor friend of yours.
The entrelac shawl here
is one that's made
in larger squares
and then it has a beautiful
lace ribbon work here
that you can see.
It has that ribbon
worked right into it.
And then we also
have another one
that has it overlaid on top
instead of being in a lace,
so we're working more
of a garter stitch
with a reverse
stockinette field.
And then we have a
beautiful crescent shawl.
This is one of my favorites here
and it's got the ribbons
detailed in along the edges.
So, let's flip to
some of those pages.
You can see the pictures
a little bit better.
So here is the traveling shawl
and the back detail,
and you've got charts
and row-by-row
instructions everywhere,
just large print so you can
really see what you're doing.
And then we've got
the entrelac shawl
with that really pretty
ribbon-look to it.
And then the row-by-row
instructions on that.
And then there's also headband
and fingerless gloves.
These actually come in
small, medium, and large
in both the headband
and in the gloves.
And of course, the headband
has that ribbon detail on it.
Ain't this lovely?
And then you have that
back detail on there.
And then row-by-row
instructions.
They're very detailed.
It's easy to tell what
you're supposed to be doing.
There's also notes in the back.
I'm gonna skip here
just for a moment.
In the back, you'll find
more yarn information
for specifics on what was used
and also details and
figures on special stitches
and cast-ons, any
other extra information
that you need to know.
Now, this Crescent Shawl,
this is the one I was
telling you about.
This is just so
beautiful, right?
This one's actually an
intermediate pattern
and it's just a lightweight,
lacy, and lovely sweet wrap.
And then you've got the
chart on it as well.
And here is the back detail.
Ain't that pretty?
I just love it.
And so, we also have the
Beaded Traveling Shawl.
You can see here she's
got those really pretty,
really pretty beads in there,
silver lined seed
beads are in there.
And then we've got the chart
that goes along with it.
The traveling scarf.
And then also a hat design,
so we've got a
stocking cap here.
And a scarf to match.
And in the Home collection,
what I really like about
this Home collection is,
besides the shawl or something
that you can give as a gift,
you can also make these
small, easily worked gifts.
So, you can give
them out very quickly
to a friend that
you've just found out
that she is going
through breast cancer
or she's wanting
some extra support.
Maybe you wanna make
a gift package to her
as she's recovering,
whatever the case may be.
And I actually think you can
use several of these together.
There's a little
hot water bottle.
I think this one's actually
one that uses a bulky weight,
a hot water bottle cover.
You've got little
sachets for soap.
And there's even
a really pretty,
this is actually an
intermediate pattern design,
this pretty washcloth.
Let's slip through
and look at that.
So we've got the face washcloth
and it's got those details
again with the ribbon.
We got a bookmark.
I love, this is a card insert.
You can knit this up in a
very special card to send on.
And she could frame that
or you can pass that on and
sign it from a group of friends,
just all kinds of
wonderful ideas.
An entrelac pillow,
which would be great
to give someone with the
shawl a nice pillow design
with all those ribbons on there.
And then we've got one single
pillow with a pillow back.
And then the hot
water bottle cover.
All the row-by-row instructions.
And then there's also
a lap throw in here.
So, I love that there's also
this blanket that you can use.
And again, row-by-row
instructions
detailed everything
that you need.
And then the Mug Cozy,
this is actually one
that I teach how to
work on our channel,
at how to work all
those stitches,
and this actually can be used,
all the stitches
in here can be used
in several of the designs,
in the bookmark, in the card
insert, of course the Mug Cozy.
There is a teapot cover.
And yeah, it goes on and on.
The sachet and soap
covers are here.
They're so cute.
I mean, you can
put little goodies
or lavender in the sachet bag.
The soap cover, you
can put some nice soap
that's not going to be
harsh chemicals for her,
just a nice handmade soap.
The Teapot Cozy is
of course lovely.
And then the stitches
that are used in that,
I also cover in my tutorial.
So, if you need help in learning
how to read the patterns,
you haven't used a
book like this before,
I certainly help on that video,
so be sure and
click on that link.
And then in the back, of course
there's general instructions
and references to
supplies and yarn weights.
You've got some diagrams
that go along with some of
those specialty stitches,
and more yarn information.
And another great, little
thing in the back here,
you've got permission
that Leisure Arts
has granted to the
owner of this book
to use for personal use,
but it's got a
project journal in it
so that you can list off
who you've given this to,
so just make a copy, and
then you can write out
when you gave it to
'em, who you gave it to,
the pattern, the yarn used,
the yardage, the needle size.
And even a little tag here
so you can print this off
and cut it and give
it to your friend.
So, I hope you enjoy this
book as much as I have.
If you'd like to catch one
of the videos that I've made
on learning how to read
one of the patterns in here
and knit up the Mug Cozy,
I would love for
you to catch that.
Click on that link
in the description
or on that icon and you can
see that pattern as well,
that Knit Along.
I hope you enjoyed learning
about the Knitting for a
Cure book by Leisure Arts.
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