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Giveaway: Animal Lovies

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Animal Lovies reivew and giveaway

Congratulations to Lee!

This is a book that I really want to need so I can keep it and knit all these adorable projects for myself. But I know I would never actually make them, not having a baby anymore, so I want this book to go to someone who will really use it

Animal Lovies by Yolanda Soto-Lopez includes 10 knitting projects for really cute snuggly blankies with little heads and arms that make it a blanket/doll combination. The patterns are for a bear, bunny, lamb, penguin, duck, bird, dog, panda, cat and giraffe and they are all so cute I can’t even tell you. You can see all the projects at Leisure Arts.

The blankets are 12 inches square and all the projects are rated easy +, so if you have some projects that involve increase and decreasing under your belt you’re ready for this book.

If you’d like a chance to win this one, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, March 20. I’d love to know which animal or animals you would knit and who in your life you can knit lovies for.

Thank you for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

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  4. My daughter loves giraffes, her room is decorated with them and the one in the picture is Aaadorable! I would knit for her. Thanks for having this fun give-away.

  5. I’d love to win this and give it to my mom or grandma (and then inherit it later!). They always knit or sew something for any baby they know of – and my brother and his wife are due any moment!

  7. The giraffe is my favorite! I would make one for my sons new baby, the grandbaby of course!

  12. I started making the bunny blanket pattern years back to give to new babies. I have gotten tired of the pattern but the babies love it. This book would give me other ideas. I wish I could post a picture of what is left of my grandson’s bunny blanket. We can’t wash it anymore. I have knitted others and he won’t take to it maybe he would pick out one of the other patterns and then give up the one that is falling apart.

  15. I feel like the Cookie Monster- me want, me want! I love knitting loveys, softies, cuddles and more for the wee ones.

  16. It would be difficult to decide, but that giraffe is super cute and it seems that someone I know is always expecting 🙂

  18. I would love to create all of the animals shown. They are all so cute. First to case on would have to be the brown bear followed by the puppy. Thank you for the sweet giveaway.

  21. I would definitely knit them all for mmy first grandchild due in May. It’s absolutely fabulous.

  24. I would love to own this book, and would knit many of them for friend”s grandchildren, and charity. First would be the dog. Thank you for the giveaway.

  25. As a former teacher, I have a great love of children. I show this love by sharing my knitting talents. I know I would make good use of this book and make many children feel loved and happy!

  26. Starting with the giraffe, I would love to knit one each for my 6 grandchildren under 4 years of age and 3 great-nieces/nephew who were all born in the last 6 months. What gorgeous gifts to give. Thanks for the opportunity.

  29. I have a new grandbaby due in Aug. I have never cared for the knitted animals my mom made, but love the idea of the blanket attached so will have to try one, and my babies always loved their giraffes, so guess that would be the starting point. ;>) MS

  30. I have over 70 grand children and great grand children with both a little girl and a little boy coming in the next couple of months. I think this would be a great gift for these tiny gifts from Heaven.

  32. I knit for preemies and babies in hospital. This book is full of brilliant ideas, thank for sharing with us and offering to donate . I will make much use of it if it comes to me
    X

  34. Hummm, even if no potential grandchildren, your friends may have grandchildren in the works. My knitting friends & I always seem to be knitting blankets, hats, & booties for their new grandchildren. Plus several belong to other groups that knit & donate to local organizations. None to our local hospitals since the accreditation person for this region was going to revoke accreditation if they continued to accept “flammable” hand made purple hats or anything else that didn’t come from a qualified vendor.

  35. Ohh just to own the book would be delightful and then to reproduce favourites for my still growing grand-family.

  36. My grandson would love one of those. Maybe the panda or the giraffe. I would have to ask is mother what his favorite animal is.

  40. These are adorable animals. I would make the giraffe first. Then the panda. Then one by one all of them. Grand kids & great grand kids love animals & blankies.

  43. I would LOVE to make my 8 month old grandson the bunny and the panda – and a bear! My favorite is the panda!

  45. I love the lamb and the giraffe! I would start on one now so that when I needed a gift,it would be ready since I’m not the fastest knitter.

  46. It seems that any time anyone is expecting, I’m the one that gets the invite to their baby shower, or receives the phone call, to let me know, because I always make a layette set for the person’s little one. In fact, last year I did nothing but made baby afghans, sweaters, and bibs!! Some people got a little more. Anyway, this would make a cute addition to my collection that I send out to the Moms’ to be!! Thank you for the great giveaway!!!

  47. I almost forgot!! Of course I would have to make the Duck, Puppy, and Giraffe!! I thought that they were so cute!! I might attempt one of the others, with a little bit of tweaking, here and there.

  48. This would be great to win, I will have 11th grandchild come September and 8 of them will be under 5 yrs. of age. I would be able to make every one of the lovies . They are all soo adorable .

  49. These are adorable! I would love to knit a kitten, a puppy, and a giraffe for all the little ones I know!

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Book Review: Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit & Crochet Blankets

Blankets are a great blank slate project that you can change up in a million different ways. From color to stitch pattern to size, the possibilities are almost endless.

Jared Flood, the designer behind Brooklyn Tweed, was inspired by a log cabin quilt his mother made in 1995 to re-create that design in knitting, which led to more blankets and ultimate Brooklyn Tweed’s Knit and Crochet Blankets, which includes 25 patterns from an array of designers using different skills and techniques to make cozy, pretty blankets.

The patterns are divided into three aesthetic themes: traditions, minimalism and colorplay. The patterns are rated on a scale of one to five, with one being the easiest, and there aren’t any pieces rated five. Two blankets are rated one, 14 are two, eight are three and one is four. 

In addition, three of the 25 patterns are crocheted, but they either use single crochet or granny stitch, so they are pretty easy even if you don’t do a lot of crochet. You can see all the patterns on Ravelry.

Some of my favorites include Rattan by Rastus Hsu, a chunky blanket worked in knits and purls with simple crossing stitches to make a raised woven look; Homewood by Seth Richardson, covers in dramatic, loopy cables; Ainur Berkimbayeva’s Tessellate, one of the beginner projects that doesn’t really look beginner but is totally worked in knit and purl stitches; Warp + Weft by Aist? Butkevi?ien?, which is mostly knits and purls but makes a fun woven look fabric that blew my mind a little bit; and the same designer’s Canyonland, a multicolored blanket with wavy stripes.

The patterns tell you how to resize them for different dimensions and include information on pattern repeats where it is possible to make a totally custom size.

Many different techniques are included here such as cables, lace, shadow knitting, intarsia and other colorwork techniques, as well as modular knitting and lots of sewing pieces together. The patterns are all presented with charts, but there are line by line written instructions available on the Brooklyn Tweed website if you need them.

The book ends with a deep dive into log cabin knitting, telling the story of the quilt Jared’s mom made and how he made it in knitting, as well as the multitude of variations you can make if you want your own log cabin style design.

The back of the book includes a little written information about some of the special techniques needed, but there are no photos.

This is a lovely book full of inspiration for knitting and crochet blankets for any skill level. If you like to make blankets as gifts or aspire to have a handmade blanket in every room of the house, these designs would be a great place to start.

About the book: 192 pages, paperback, 25 patterns. Published 2024 by Abrams Books, suggested retail price $24.99.

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