Lucinda Guy Charms Us

We love the cheerful tone and loveable patterns that appear on every page of Lucinda Guy's knitting books.  Accompanied by illustrator Francois Hall's enchanting images, the patterns are as satisfying to knit as they are sweet to behold. These patterns often present a challenging new technique or unfamiliar stitch that is easy to learn in a pint-sized project, such as intarsia, used in the blanket pictured below, or the pretty stitch pattern pictured at left (Both projects appear in And So to Bed).

 

Knitters at Purl enjoy the concise directions paired with playful images. You can imagine a kid really enjoying the beautiful clothes and toys Guy designs, not to mention imagining the fun you'll have knitting them!

Comments

[Kim]

I'm just finishing up a sweater from the first Lucinda Guy book and agree that her patterns are just fantastic! The illustrations are so fun, too! Great books for kid-knitting!

[Avice]

This book looks utterly delightful and if I weren't on a "diet," I would order it and yarn right away! The patterns look just terrific and have a freshness that one doesn't often see.... Thanks for sharing the book. It will go on my list.

And by the way, although I don't comment all that often, I am enjoying the Purl Bee a great deal -- particularly the sewing features as I am tip toeing back to sewing thanks to Purl and the loan of a Bernina sewing machine.

[Cheryl]

I am a beginner knitter, i am trying to knit the dream cardigan for my daughter. could anyone help me, what does it mean by yarn double? thanks

[purl bee]

Hi Cheryl,
Usually "doubling the yarn" means knitting with two strands of yarn at one time. Just pretend the two strands are one, and knit as you normally would.

[Cheryl]

Thanks! I am now at the stage where I am shaping the neck and right front. After i cast on 10 stiches (for the right front), total stiches of 55 stiches, I am now very lost on how to follow the pattern, because the number of stiches is an odd number. Please advice me how to continue!! I havent had a good night sleep thinking about this ha ha, thanks so much!

Pattern as follow:
row 1 knit
row 2 *p2tog leaving sts on left needle, k tog same 2 sts again and slip sts off left needle, rep from * to end
row 3 knit
row 4 P1, *p2tog leaving sts on left needle, k tog same 2 sts again and slip sts off left needle, rep from * to last st, P1

[purl bee]

Hi Cheryl,
Its a little hard to say without knowing much about the pattern, but it seems like you just end row 2 with p1.
Hope this helps.

[agatha]

im just starting to work on the slumber hot water bottle project and am having a hard time trying to figure out what is meant by:
Row 2: Using yarn a, cast on and P6 sts, p to end"

is that an increase since i already casted on...

[purl bee]

Hi Agatha,
Without seeing the whole pattern it's hard to know for sure, but if you've already cast on it sounds like you are indeed increasing. Check out the cable cast on or knitting on tutorials at knittinghelp.com for casting on additional stitches when you already have stitches on your needles. You can find both here:
http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/cast-on
Please let us know if this doesn't answer your question!

[Sandra]

My mother is knitting a hat from Lucinda Guy's book "Handknits for Kids", and she is having trouble understanding some of the instructions. She is starting the decreases at the top of the hat. The instruction says: Row 1 *K7, K2tog, rep from * to last 1 (6: 1) sts, K1 (6: 1). What does the (6: 1) mean? Thanks.
Sandra

[purl bee]

Hi Sandra,
This is a guess without looking at the pattern, but most likely the (6: 1) refers to the second and third sizes of the pattern. The second size looks like it is a different multiple of stitches than the first and third size so you end up with more stitches after the last decrease. Please let us know if you have more questions!