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Giveaway: Knitted Fairy Tales

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Congratulations to Helen.

I have to tell you, this book, Knitted Fairy Tales by Sarah Keen, has kind of ruined my life.

It’s so cute, full of characters and accessories from 15 different fairy tales — from “The Little Mermaid” to “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “The Three Little Pigs” — that it just makes me want to knit a bunch of little characters and tuck them in a storytelling basket for my daughter for Christmas.

This is a bad idea because my to-knit list for the rest of the year is already immensely longer than can possibly be accomplished.

You can bet I’m probably going to do it anyway.

The Sleeping Beauty is a flip doll, awake on one side and asleep on the other. People! Can you see my problem?

If you’d like to become similarly afflicted, or you just want to knit some really cute dolls to go along with your (or a child in your life’s) favorite fairy tales, leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, November 8.

I’d love to know your favorite fairy tale, though I don’t know if I have one. Probably “The Three Little Pigs” is a sentimental favorite, since I performed it in high school. I think I was pig number two, but I don’t remember!

Thanks for visiting, commenting and sharing, and good luck!

Comments

  4. My favorite fairy tale is Beauty and the Beast. The very first date I had with my husband of twenty years was going and seeing the Disney version of this fairy tale. Any man willing to go see a animated fairy tale for a first date is worth loving.

  15. oh…how to pick a favorite??? I love them all! Would love to have this book to make fairy tales come alive for my granddaughters..

  22. I think it’s a toss up between the Three Little Pigs and Red Riding Hood. Both every favorite classics.

  23. I like the sound of the topsy-turvy Cinderella doll – and that is probably one of my favourite fairy stories along with Puss-in-Boots.

  26. Beauty & the Beast. One I used to have nightmares about was one eye, two eyes, three eyes, a variation of the Cinderella story.

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Knit a Classic Aran Cardigan with this Free Knitting Pattern

Not too long ago I did a test knit for another designer that was for a cabled cardigan. It’s really cozy and nice but it just about broke me in a ton of different ways. I couldn’t get gauge, which I suppose is my own problem, but mainly I was somehow both bored and forced to pay attention at the same time. 

Because it used the same cable all over, I always had to know what row I was on, but nine out of ten of those rows, nothing in particular was going on. So I couldn’t stop paying attention, but what I needed to attend to was boring. 

It may have ruined me for knitting cabled sweaters, but maybe I just need something that’s more engaging. Like this Modern Aran Cardigan pattern from Lion Brand Yarn. 

This is a reworking of an old pattern from their archives, and you can tell that form the classic look of the cables and the oversized feel (nothing cropped about this one!). It has allover cables, but like a classic Aran sweater it’s not the same cable, so you’ll have to pay attention to what row you’re on and what cable turns happen for which cables on that row. 

Because of this, it’s considered an intermediate knitting pattern, but if you’re comfortable working from multiple charts at once it shouldn’t be a problem for you. There are three different charts and seven different cable moves. 

Also because the pattern is so big and boxy there are only two sizes available, with a finished chest measurement of either 49 or 63 inches (that’s 124.5 or 160 cm). It’s up to you to decide how much ease you would like and whether that will work for your body. 

The pattern uses worsted weight yarn (and calls for another classic, Lion Brand Fisherman’s Wool). It calls for six buttons and includes pockets to make it extra cozy. 

This one looks like a great winter project to make and to wear if you’re up for a bit of a challenge. You can grab the free pattern or buy a kit with the yarn needed direct from Lion Brand Yarn. 

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]