Hand Knitting: Discover the Easiest Way to Knit!

By Larissa Koedyker

Hand Knitting is an amazing craft that changed my life in a wonderful way and it can change yours too!

It is soothing and calming, it is literally therapeutical and makes you feel better every time you are Hand knitting. You will be hooked from the first moment you try it and you will just keep knitting more beautiful blankets, pillows, cat beds and hats for yourself and all your relatives and friends.

Happy Knitting! - Larissa Koedyker, the author

• Language: English
• Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Nov 29, 2023
• ISBN: 9798888329160

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Hand Knitting

Discover the Easiest Way to Knit!

Larissa Koedyker

ISBN 979-8-88832-915-3 (paperback)

ISBN 979-8-88832-916-0 (digital)

Copyright © 2023 by Larissa Koedyker

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods without the prior written permission of the publisher. For permission requests, solicit the publisher via the address below.

Christian Faith Publishing

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Meadville, PA 16335

www.christianfaithpublishing.com

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Dedication

What is the most popular trend in knitting now?

HAND Knitting!

It is EASY!

The easiest way to knit a chunky blanket, rug or a pillow with no special skills!

It's very FAST!

The only way to knit something amazing in no time: like a blanket in a few hours

It is so much FUN!

Hand knitting bring so much joy, it calms you down and makes you feel incredibly good

Introduction

What Our Customers Say About BeCozi®

Chapter 1: Chunky Yarns

Here we will introduce some chunky yarn we are using for Hand knitting projects

Super Chunky Merino Wool

Felted Super Chunky Merino Wool

Super Chunky Vegan Yarn

Tube Yarn

BeCozi® Chunky Chenille™ Yarn

Jumbo Chenille Yarn

Variegated Chenille Yarn

Yarn

Velvet Tube Yarn

Chapter 2: Hand Knitting—The Basics

Why Hand knitting?

Chapter 3: Getting Started

How Much Yarn Will You Need?

Merino wool (about 2.5 in thick) and Vegan yarn (about 2 in thick):

BeCozi Chunky Chenille™ Yarn (or any other chunky chenille yarn):

Jumbo Chenille Yarn (about 1 1/3 of an inch thick):

Next steps

Chapter 4: Hand Knit a Merino Wool Blanket

Cast on: Place the yarn in front of you this way

Chapter 5: Patterns

Round Pillow

Level: Beginner

Seed Stitch

Level: Intermediate

Cable Knit Blanket

Level: Intermediate

2x2 Rib Blanket

Level: Intermediate

Chunky Knit Pouf/Ottoman

Level: Beginner

Donut Pillow

Level: Intermediate

Twisted Stitch

Level: Intermediate

Cat Bed

Level: Beginner

Knitwear

Hat with a pom pom

Level: Beginner

Scarf with Pockets

Level: Intermediate

Useful Techniques

Joining Super Chunky Merino Wool

Make a Pom Pom

About the Author

HAND KNITTING

Discover the easiest way to knit!

Larissa Koedyker

Dedication

This book is dedicated to my family:

My husband, Harvey; my daughter, Yuliya and Krystyna; my son-in-law, Tyler, and my stepson Tyler.

They encouraged me and helped me to start and run my business.

Special Thank You to:

Jim McFarlin—Editor and friend, who supported and inspired my desire to write this book

Sarah Ebel—My Personal Assistant, for her tremendous help making this book a reality

Nick Hirdes (N-Lens Productions)—BeCozi® photographer and videographer, for the

beautiful pictures in this book

What is the most popular trend in knitting now?

HAND Knitting!

It is EASY!

The easiest way to knit a chunky blanket, rug or a pillow with no special skills!

It's very FAST!

The only way to knit something amazing in no time: like a blanket in a few hours

It is so much FUN!

Hand knitting bring so much joy, it calms you down and makes you feel incredibly good

Introduction

I was born and raised in Ukraine. I moved to the United States in March of 2005 to marry my husband, Harvey, who lived in Holland, Michigan.

How did a woman from Ukraine meet and fall in love with a man who lives in a small Midwestern town 8,100 miles away, you ask? Why, the internet, of course!

I wanted to meet and marry an American man, as women in Ukraine believe American men make good husbands. I placed my profile on a few dating sites and after a few-year search I met Harvey on the now-defunct Yahoo Personals. (The moral, ladies: never give up hope!) He flew to Ukraine to meet me; we fell in love and nine months later I came to America and became his wife.

We have been happily married since April 2005. Harvey is not just my beloved husband and the father of our children: he is also my partner in the BeCozi® company. In June 2021 he retired from his job at Hope College in Holland, where he had served for almost 20 years, to become our company's full-time CFO. BeCozi® would never be as successful as it has become without his excellent financial knowledge and expertise.

It was a long journey to get to this point, however. After coming to America and working in a few different jobs, I opened an Adoption consulting business in 2010 to help American families adopt children from Ukraine who were older or had special needs. Ultimately, I helped bring almost 100 children to the U.S., but in the fall of 2015, I had to close my business due to changes in adoption law and a war in Ukraine.

I started looking for another job or business opportunity when I saw an online video of a British woman who was Arm knitting a huge blanket with super chunky Merino wool in the fall of 2015. I had