WildKittens Giveaway!

This month over on The World of WildCat Designs (my main blog), I'm hosting a month of giveaways, starting with some WildKittens goodies!

Here's what you can win:

One of my PDF knitting patterns for making a sweet pair of Mary Jane style baby shoes - perfect for a newborn baby gift. Sizes available are from 0 to 18 months. (You'll find the different sizes listed in my WildKittens etsy shop.)

...OR this cute patchwork-style handmade baby blanket.

This blanket was the prototype for a pattern I designed and donated to the charity Bliss as an exclusive pattern for members of the Bliss Loves Crafts Craft Club, so it's a real one-off. I called it the Iced Gem Blanket as the soft cotton colours I used to knit it really reminded me of Iced Gem sweeties!



Check out my blog post >> here << for more information about how to enter the prize draw.

Corgi Cuteness!

If you enjoyed the recent Royal Wedding, and have crafty inclinations, this may well appeal to you: a knitted version of the Queen's companions, little Corgi dogs!

Image via The Guardian

You can read the full pattern for free here on the Guradian website, and knit your own little Pembroke Welsh Corgi keepsake. It's an extract from Fiona Goble's "Knit Your Own Royal Wedding", which I thought was a really fun take on the wedding :)

Happy Valentine's Day!

What a lovely sentiment! Very appropriate for today, I thought :)

You can find more knitted awesomeness (including the pattern for these utterly adorable lovebirds) over at Mochimochi Land.

Petite Purls

All images: Petite Purls
I recently discovered this treasure trove of knitting, crochet and sewing projects, nicely packaged as an online magazine at www.petitepurls.com.


It's great to see such a nice collection of patterns (the majority of them by indie designers) aimed at children, including toys, clothes and accessories. In addition to this, they have a sprinkling of articles which would make great tea break reading. The best part of all? It's free to use, you simply print off a copy of the pattern you wish to make.


Petite Purls is published seasonally in March, June, August and November.