Purses for Preeclampsia Back on This Thursday

Last week I told you about a fundraiser Jordana Paige was doing to benefit the Preeclampsia Foundation, but technical issues meant the sale was over almost before it began. So many knitters charged the website to snag imperfect bags for $50 to help a great cause, the company’s hosting company thought the site was under attack.

After a very frustrating day that still managed to raise $5,000 when the site was up and running, Jordana came up with another solution and the sale is back on tomorrow, Thursday, July 26. Starting at 8 a.m. Pacific time, people interested in snagging a bag can visit the company’s Facebook page (you do not have to have a Facebook account to visit or to take part in the sale, this is just how they’re running it) and click the “shop now” button (which does not yet exist, but will when the time is right).

A new bag will be put on sale every hour, and they’ll sell until they’re gone.

Up for grabs this time around:

L.J. Kaelms – Red, Green, Taupe and Teal
Rio – Olive Green
Bella – Bronze, Black and Pearl
The Knitter’s Satchel – Pink and Cypress Green
The Knitter’s Messenger – Deep Red/Green

Please, y’all, save a green L.J. Kalems for me, OK?

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Knit a Scrunchie for Back to School

I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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Book Review – Knit Christmas Stockings

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