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Charity Knitting – Knit a Chicken?

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knit_chickensKnitch Knitting is offering this new contest: If you think contests are for the birds, this one’s for you!

Pick up Blue Sky Alpacas’ Knit Chickens Pattern and some fabulous Knitch yarn* and let your imagination go free range. Submit as many wacky chickens as you like by the June 15, 2009 deadline.

Go here for more details, this one sounds like fun! http://knitchknitting.blogspot.com:80/

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  1. Hi, This is a beautiful web site congratulations I would like to send me the patterns of “Blue Sky Alpacas Knit Chickens” to my email: nn_cm@yahoo.es
    thank you so much

  2. please could you send me the chicken pattern. i know its too late for your charity event but my neighbours and i are knitting for charity and this pattern will be wonderful.. thankyou… pauline x

  4. Hi, I’ve just seen your wonderful knitted chickens and would really love a copy of the pattern (Blue Sky Alpacas’ Knit Chickens Pattern)so I can make some for our local Christmas fete.
    Thanks,
    Julia Nelson.

  5. The link says “not found”… is it just “outdated”? Or is it my computer? Could someone maybe post it on here? I love the pattern; it’s so cute! Great for charities 🙂

  7. Hi. I have been looking everywhere for a pattern of a chicken and your Blue Sky Alpacas Knit Chickens pattern looks fantastic. Is it possible to e-mail me a copy of the pattern please as I want to make one for my grandaughter for Xmas.
    Thank you.
    Sandra

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Summer T-Shirt Knitting Patterns

Knitters are always looking for ways to continue to knit and to wear their knits even when it’s hot outside, so there are tots of great T0shirt knitting patterns to choose from. I love knitting short-sleeved shirts because they feel so much faster than sweaters, and you can wear them on top of dresses or even longer-sleeved items when it gets cooler.

There are lots of different styles of knit tops, from the basic to the more detailed. On the more basic side are things like the Perfect T-Shirt from Originally Lovely, a basic raglan tee with nine sizes and worked in worsted weight yarn; Paper Bloom by Yvonne Hugo (free on Ravelry), available in six sizes and worked with cotton and silk yarn for extra coolness; or Iris H’s Amelia Top, also on Ravelry, a slim fit, DK weight top with nine size.

Jazz it up with a bit of lace like on the Athens Lace Hem top by Sarah Hatton (Ravelry). This otherwise simple project has a bit of lace at the bottom, which is an easy way to make a project more interesting without a ton of work. This one uses fingering weight yarn and comes in nine sizes.

Another simple embellishment is to emphasize the lines of your top with different stitches. The Spring Lines top uses twisted ribbing at the center front and V-neck and along the raglan lines to give it a slimmer fit and more interest. This design from Turquoise Toque Designs has 11 size options and is available on Ravelry.

Silfurberg by Joji Locatelli uses both of these elements, with lace panels at the center front and back and purl ridges throughout to make it a little more fun to knit and to wear. The pattern uses fingering weight yarn and comes in 10 sizes. Learn more on Ravelry.

Keep it simple or add puffed sleeves (and/or long sleeves) to the slim fit Knitty Committee top by Lily Kate France. This one has two length options, waist shaping and optional bust darts to fulfill all your curvy top dreams, and it comes in nine sizes. You’ll find it on Ravelry.

Take it even more romantic with the Daphne Top from Friday Knits, which has puffed sleeves and applied I-cord to emphasize the bust and sweetheart neckline. It comes in eight sizes and uses DK weight yarn.

Or add some sweet flowers with the Gigio pattern from Emilie Luis. This pretty pattern found on Ravelry has cable panels running up the front with the option for adding sweet embroidered flowers. You can also add decorative buttons if you like. It comes in 11 sizes and calls for sport weight yarn.