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Are You a Crafty College Student? Apply Fast!

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jimmy beans schoalrshipI was just cleaning out my e-mail and realized I hadn’t yet shared with you that the application period for the Beans for Brains scholarship from Jimmy Beans Wool closes on Sunday, March 31.

The scholarship, in its fourth year, is a merit-based scholarship of $3,200 and is awarded to five crafty students at accredited institutions of higher learning (undergrad or graduate). You don’t have to be currently attending school if you’re planning to enroll, say, in the fall.

To apply students must write an essay and create something knit, crocheted or sewn (or a combination) and send in a photo along with their application. Sewing is a new addition to the scholarship this year.

This is such a cool idea. One scholarship will go to someone local to the store, and one each will be awarded in the four geographical areas of the United States. If you apply, I’d love to hear about it!

Thanks, Jimmy Beans, for supporting craft and scholarship.

 

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  1. Oh wow. I received an honors transfer scholarship this year, but was disqualified because I changed universities. It was a big hit to my $ plans for the school year. And I’m past deadline for most other scholarships. (Last minute decisions are not a good idea when transferring to a university).

    I will definitely be applying for this! Wish I had known about it sooner, but I’ll whip up some kind of project before Sunday!

    Thanks for sharing! I never would have known something like this even existed.

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Book Review: Magical Woodland Knits

Magical Woodland Knits by Clare Garland is a few years old as I write this, but it’s such a fun book I couldn’t resist sharing it. Step into a magical forest full of realistic woodland creatures including rabbit, deer and squirrel, birds and mice, to name a few.

In all there are 12 creatures, and though they are rather small (the wolf is the largest at 14.5 inches/37 cm tall and 18.5 inches/47 cm long), they are so detailed these are definitely not projects for new knitters. 

One of the smaller projects, for example, is the robin, at 5/5 inches/14 cm long. It calls for nine different kinds of yarn. Sometimes some are held together, while others are worked with on their own. This pattern only includes three pages of instructions, but the print is rather small and in that time there are six different sets of short rows. None of this makes it too difficult for a knitter with experience reading detailed patterns, working short rows and working with multiple strands of yarn at once, but it’s worth knowing going in that even for small projects you’ll need a lot of supplies and time to work on them.

These are also not meant to be children’s toys, as they can include wires and other supports that could be a danger to little ones.

The process photos often look like taxidermy on a tiny scale, with little animal pelts stretched out and tons of stitch markers showing where and how things go together.

The finished animals are so pretty it’s certainly worth the effort to stitch up these creatures. You might be tempted to make all 12 and set up your own forest scene or use them to decorate your Christmas tree. You can check out all the patterns on Ravelry.

Along the way you’ll also find a little folklore about the animals, charming drawings and pretty photos of the finished animals, too. In the back you’ll find some helpful techniques like picking up stitches, making I-cord and working short rows.

About the book: 128 pages, paperback, 12 patterns. Published 2020 by David & Charles. Suggested retail price $24.99.