Stunning Stitches by Jen Lucas
Stunning Stitches by Jen Lucas
Stunning Stitches by Jen Lucas, celebrates the return of a true friend of the Yarn Thing podcast with Marly Bird.
Jen Lucas has been knitting since 2004 and designing since 2008. You can find her designs in several magazines, including Interweave 
Knits, Knitscene, and Love of Knitting. She’s the author of five knitting books, including the best-selling Sock-Yarn Shawls books. Jen has also self-published dozens of patterns on Ravelry. In 2014, after a decade of testing municipal wastewater for a living, she retired her lab coat and safety glasses to work in her design business full-time. When not knitting, you can find Jen crocheting, cross stitching, reading or organizing her life in her various planners. She lives in Fox River Grove, Illinois with her husband, Alex. 
Best-selling designer Jen Lucas puts her special spin on a unique collection of knitwear. In Stunning Stitches: 21 Shawls, Scarves and Cowls You’ll Love to Knit (Marly’s #affiliatecode) you’ll discover seven eye-catching stitch patterns, each used to create three distinctive accessories, such as a sensational scarf, a cozy cowl, and a spectacular shawl. You’ll be amazed by how the stitch patterns add that special something to each project–knit all 21 designs. Close-up photos of all seven stitch patterns are included. This all-new collection includes projects for a range of skill levels.
Follow Jen Lucas through her website: Jen Lucas Designs, in Ravelry, and Instagram.
Jen has been on Yarn Thing a few times before: Last year, she shared Cozy Stash-Busting Knits, the year before, she shared how much fun she had creating Sock to Shawls (1 and 2!) and the first time in 2013!
If you missed hearing or watching this live you can find the video Marly posted in her Facebook page.
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Loved the show. Must say my favorite stitch is current the one that stays on the hock/needle.
I would love to find a favorite stitch in Jen’s new book
I don’t have a favorite stitch but I’m sure I can pick one from Jen’s book.
Love the show. My favorite stitch is garter stitch
Great interview and beautiful book. I don’t think I have a favorite stitch so I guess I’d have to say the knits and purls that form cables because I love cables
Favorite Stitch….anything lace ..beautiful book. Hope i win
The book looks fantastic! Thank you for another fun podcast Marly! I think all the stitches are my favorite stitch! I just adore knitting ; if I could knit, read about knitting and watch or listen to podcasts about knitting all day long it would be the best day ever!!
This is a great show.
My favorite stitch is garter in knitting and dbl in crochet.
My favorite stitch depends on omy mood. Garter, stockinette, or lace and cables. Love Jen’s new patterns, especially the Portero shawl.
I don’t really have a favorite stitch to knit. I do know which ones I don’t like, though. LOL! Jen’s knew book looks like it would be a great addition to my library. Thanks for the chance to win it. As always, I love listening to these podcasts.
WOW…..just took a look at the book on ravelry and all the stitches in it could easily be my favorite stitch! I need this book!
I have all of Jen’s books, love her patterns! Right now my favorite stitch would be cables, so I’ll be making her cabled cowl first 🙂
This book looks wonderful. Great variety of yarns and difficulty levels. Would love to have it to find a new favorite stitch !
My favorite stitch is cables. I have Jen’s sock yarn accessories book & her sock yarn shawls 2 book would recommend her books to everyone. Her books are the most used books I have.
My favorite stitch varies, watching tv it’s garter stitch but I would love to make cables my new favorite stitch.
Fun show. Had to listen a day late, yet I got to it. The book looks amazing! Can’t wait to check it out. My favorite stitch, boring old stockinette. It works with everything!
Basic garter stitch is one of my favorite stitches, but twisted rib and cables are also favorite stitches too.
I love Jen’s idea if taking a favorite stitch and finding multiple fun ways to use it!
I look forward to seeing what Jen does with one of my favorite stitches in crochet – the pineapple stitch. I’m looking forward to the new patterns that she is putting out.
Love the cover photo on the new book, Jen! I think that shawl will have my favorite stitch!
I would love to win Jen Lucas’ new book Stunning Stitches. The eye catching stitch pattern she uses are amazing.
My favorite stitch is stockinette, although I also love any lace stitch
I don’t know if I have a favorite stitch…for knitting (a newbie here!), I love cables, and for crochet, I love how you can combine them to get all sorts of things-I guess they are all my favorite stitch! 🙂
I would love Jen’s new book so I could find my favorite stitch! Love the podcast!
I just checked out the poncho and it is beautiful! (Along with all of the other patterns)! I’m not sure if I have a favorite stitch. I love the clean simplicity of stockinette.
The star stitch in crochet is one of my favorite stitches. Haven’t done a lot of knitting so don’t really have a favorite there yet. Checked out her book though and it looks amazing!
Wow. I think my new favorite stitch is whatever makes that shawl on the front cover of your new book. That is amazing!
Great interview! I bet my favorite stitch will be found in Jen’s book. The patterns are beautiful!!
Loved the info today! It is so difficult to choose a favorite stitch!
My favorite stitch is usually the half double crochet…but I always LOVE the stitch on my hook!
I loved hearing about what Jen is designing. My favorite stitch is the knit stitch. I am really drawn to lace, too.
I want to be inspired by a new favorite stitch!
You get such great guests on all your podcasts! Always interesting and Jen was fun to listen to. I have to admit that each new stitch I learn is my favorite stitch at the moment since I’m still learning and there are so many!
Thanks for the interview! My favorite stitch is ribbing- it’s magical that it stretches so much!
I really don’t have a favorite stitch, it changes as I try new things!
Does mosaic count as my favorite stitch? I love all the color work that can be done with that.
My favorite stitch is garter stitch. So easy and mindless knitting.
I always love finding new stitch patterns
Another great interview and podcast; I love how Marly introduces us to the knitting network. I don’t actually have favorite stitch, although I am constantly exploring. Maybe it’s time to pick up a stitch dictionary so I can pick a favorite!
My favorite stitch is constantly changing, although I really like color work.