Olympic Giveaway 8: The Olympknits

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Here’s a good one for all of you who are getting into the Olympic spirit. Today I have a copy of The Olympknits by Martha Pullen, a completely adorable book full of little knit athletes.

What’s really kind of cool and different about this book compared to a lot of other books about knitting dolls is that, instead of having knit clothing the dolls’ clothes are sewn, which adds another dimension of craftiness but also means you could easily convert the suggested clothing items from athletic garb to regular clothes without too much difficulty.

I hadn’t seen this book until Nicole from F+W offered to put up a copy for the giveaway, but I really enjoyed perusing it. The book includes patterns for 18 athletes — and one horse! — and all the clothes and accessories they need to compete at the highest levels.

I love Wayne the Weightlifter, especially his cute suede shoes; Fiona the Fencer, whose outfit has lots of great detail; and Edward the Equestrian, complete with the aforementioned horse, Harry.

There are lots of really cute details, like using sequins to decorate the hair of the female gymnast and swimmer, and the cool mesh face mask of the fencer. These details add to the fun of creating these dolls and make them more like individual athletes rather than just dolls.

Want to score this great book? Add a comment to this post. Let’s talk Olympics: Have you been watching? What’s been your favorite event so far? I, sadly, have not seen much, because I’ve been so busy this week. I’m not really motivated to watch in the evenings when I already know the results, so I’ve only watched a little during the day, and most of what I saw was women’s water polo. Man, that’s a tough sport!

[Photo by F+W Media.]

By Sarah White

Comments

29 Comments so far

Christina on August 3, 2012 12:14 am
I have been watching and I love swimming, rowing and gymnastics!
Linda Rumsey on August 3, 2012 1:36 am
The gymnastics have been great to watch, but so has the rowing and diving and swimming and…
It’s a good excuse to sit down and knit!
teresa on August 3, 2012 3:41 am
I have been watching the swimming, volleyball, rowing and gymnastics pretty faithfully. This book looks really cute!
Robin D on August 3, 2012 4:23 am
I really like the swimming and the gymnastics
Lindsay on August 3, 2012 4:39 am
I’ve been watching swimming and Olympics! Track and field is starting and that is always amazing too! thanks for the giveaway!
Tiffany on August 3, 2012 5:42 am
I’ve been watching and knitting at the same time. I think this book would be awesome. I’ve been watching swimming, gymnastics and volleyball.
Deb (Two Cheeky Monkeys) on August 3, 2012 6:05 am
Unfortunately I haven’t been watching much because the televised coverage in Australia is pretty awful unless you pay for cable TV.

But I have enjoyed watching some gymnastics and basketball.
Michelle on August 3, 2012 6:59 am
I love the Olympics! I’ve been watching. So far my favorite is gymnastics and synchronized diving!
Missy K on August 3, 2012 7:08 am
Love the olympics. This book is so cute. Been watching whatever sports I can!
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caroline on August 3, 2012 8:07 am
wow i borrowed this book for the local libary its great would love to have my own copy then i would have chance to knit them all..
Mary Mac on August 3, 2012 8:26 am
I thought it would be the mens swimming but I have enjoyed the womens more.
Sandra on August 3, 2012 9:15 am
The cycling is ace, so many disciplines and all of them exciting
lynaeve on August 3, 2012 9:18 am
I have been, my favorite is gwomens gymnastics
Karey on August 3, 2012 10:13 am
I haven’t watched much of the Olympics, mostly because everytime I turn it on, it’s either commercials or commentary! But I do like the swimming!
Andrea on August 3, 2012 11:18 am
I love watching the olympics. I will literally watch any sport they will show.
Claire C on August 3, 2012 12:00 pm
I am really enjoying the Olympics, as I do watching most sports. At the moment I am loving the tennis and have just been watching Federer what a match that was and getting your moneys worth too, nearly 4 and a half hours. Next week the athletics start, so I will be watching that. I was never any good at any sport at school and I believe that’s why I enjoy it so much now, making up for lost time.
I’m sitting with all my different craft items around me so I don’t have to move far from the screen, and I’m not getting behind with any of them.
Happy Olympics to every one.
Christina on August 3, 2012 12:30 pm
I haven’t been able to watch much this year but my favorite event is the gymnastics. Thanks for the giveaway!
Liz on August 3, 2012 1:40 pm
I have not watched much, as I have no knitting on the go!
Erinn on August 3, 2012 6:14 pm
My favorite event was when Gabby Douglas won gold! It makes me so happy! I love diving and gynastics the best! Swimming is awesome too though!
Juli on August 3, 2012 7:45 pm
I love the canoeing/kayaking. That is crazy hard.
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Sandie Keeble on August 4, 2012 5:19 am
I’ve been blown away by the British rowers! Now I am sitting back to watch the track and field.
Sandra on August 4, 2012 8:41 am
Love the gymnastics and swimming. Thanks for the chance to win.
Sue on August 4, 2012 9:03 am
I dont’ get to watch much of the Olympics, but my very favorite us beach volley ball with Misti and Kerrie. They – and all the athletes – inspire me with their tremendous accomplishments!
Heather on August 4, 2012 10:10 am
I never would have thought it, but we’ve just finished watching the tramoplining, and it was a great time. The kids have a tramp… I hope they weren’t too inspired to reach great heights!!!!
JaanL on August 4, 2012 10:28 am
Every evening my hubby, son and I watch the Olympics. We love it all, but are partial to field hockey, swimming…well, we do watch as much as we can. Love to see the winners of the Gold medal, the shock in their face, that they actually did it. So great.
Beth Walker on August 4, 2012 2:45 pm
I love swimming the most. Looking forward to track and field this week as well!
CathyM on August 4, 2012 7:27 pm
I’ve been watching on and off. Loved the women’s gymnastics; Gabby was terrific. Also had to cheer for the women’s 8 in rowing–one was a hometown girl. All great athletes.