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Giveaway: Once Upon a Knit

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Congratulations to Cindy S!

I was cleaning up my office over the weekend and I found a bunch more stuff to give away, lucky you!

This week we’re going to do Once Upon a Knit by Genevieve Miller. This fun book includes 28 projects inspired by fairy tales. You’ll find everything from a Cinderella poll play set complete with pumpkin carriage bag to socks covered with spooky trees and a full moon.

There’s a red riding hood and coordinating basket, a lacy shrug fit for Maleficent, an infinity scarf that looks like Rumpelstiltskin’s straw-spun gold, mitts for bookish Belle and a cardigan fit for Prince Charming.

It’s a cute collection with items for girls, men and women, as well as some home accessories.

Want a chance to win a copy? Leave a comment on this post before the end of the day Sunday, December 14. Why don’t you tell me about your favorite fairy tale? I don’t know if I have one, but my daughter’s favorite right now is probably Cinderella.

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

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  3. My favorite fairy tale is Little Red Riding Hood 🙂 Also Hansel and Gretel, love the candy house LOL

  5. Love all fairy tails! Also love to knit!! Sounds like a winning combination!!!!! Would love to try some of these patterns!

  6. My daughter was red riding hood for Halloween a few years ago, and she has a cape made of fleece that she loves… But really isn’t practical wear now. I would love to knit her the beautiful cape that is pictured. I love fairy tales, and as a family we are loving watching the tv show, Once Upon A Time. It is such a fun twist on our favorite fairy tales.

  8. Being a grown-up (in years anyway) I still love the magic of fairytales from “Frozen” to “Once Upon a Time” to “Grimm” ! 🙂

  11. Favorite fairy tale is definitely Sleeping Beauty. Thanks so much for the chance at winning this book! Hope I get to “live happily ever after” with my copy. ????

  13. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I like Peter and the Wolf. Probably because the good guys win, and that’s not always the case with fairy tales.

  14. I always seemed to like the gruesome fairy tales — my favorite was Bluebeard, who had 5 (or 7?) dead wives hanging up on the wall. You shouldn’t have asked — what a strange child I was!!! Thanks for the fun giveaway! 🙂

  20. It’s a toss up, but I guess I’d choose Sleeping Beauty. I do remember as a child reading all the classic fairy tales, but I don’t know if they even exist anymore. Most children now only know Disney’s versions, which is a shame. They only get part of the story.

  21. What a great set of imaginative knits 🙂 I think my favourite fairy tale is the little goose girl, not likely to be featured: but I do like most of the fairy tales.

  25. I would love to knit my daughter and myself matching hoods. I grew up on a book of crazy fatty tales and love the tragic story of Hans Christain Anderesen’s “Little Mermaid.”

  27. My daughter had a princess birthday and she was a beautiful Cinderella so that holds first place for me.

  30. I remember being very disappointed in the Disney version of Cinderella because it was not as gruesome as the Grimm’s tale. Odd child, I know.

  33. I don’t know if I could choose a favorite either. Right now I’m really enjoying the Once Upon A Time series on Netliix!

  38. hmm…it’s a toss up between peter & the wolf & sleeping beauty…the fairy godmothers and the good guys winning….of course, it may also be the soundtrack embedded in my memory from reading the story along with the 45 records on my mickey mouse record player 😉

  39. I like Little Red Riding Hood. Love all the fairy tales. Thanks for the chance to win a fun book.

  41. I’ve always loved long hair, so I love Rapunzel. My absolute favorite is Beauty and the Beast. I suppose it’s because I relate to bookish Belle, and her abilitiy to see the good in the beast.

  42. I always thought Puss in Boots was a good story. My 4 year old daughter is all about princesses right now.

  48. Cinderella is good, but I’m a little partial to the Little Mermaid – maybe because my older daughter is a redhead!

  49. I haven’t really thought of a favorite one, but I guess Goldilocks and the 3 Bears would be my favorite.

  50. oh, great fun giveaway! Lots of good fairy tales – now w/ grandchildren maybe I’ll get to pick a favorite w/ them!

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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

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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