Purses for Preeclampsia Back on This Thursday

Last week I told you about a fundraiser Jordana Paige was doing to benefit the Preeclampsia Foundation, but technical issues meant the sale was over almost before it began. So many knitters charged the website to snag imperfect bags for $50 to help a great cause, the company’s hosting company thought the site was under attack.

After a very frustrating day that still managed to raise $5,000 when the site was up and running, Jordana came up with another solution and the sale is back on tomorrow, Thursday, July 26. Starting at 8 a.m. Pacific time, people interested in snagging a bag can visit the company’s Facebook page (you do not have to have a Facebook account to visit or to take part in the sale, this is just how they’re running it) and click the “shop now” button (which does not yet exist, but will when the time is right).

A new bag will be put on sale every hour, and they’ll sell until they’re gone.

Up for grabs this time around:

L.J. Kaelms – Red, Green, Taupe and Teal
Rio – Olive Green
Bella – Bronze, Black and Pearl
The Knitter’s Satchel – Pink and Cypress Green
The Knitter’s Messenger – Deep Red/Green

Please, y’all, save a green L.J. Kalems for me, OK?

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Knit a Scrunchie for Back to School

Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t need to be a sweater, for example. You can find little projects that use the skills you want to learn to build your confidence before you move on to something that requires more time commitment.

This adorable knit bunny, for example.

The colorwork bunny from Knit Picks was designed by Amy Munson and is a kind of bowling pin shaped bunny complete with a knit hat, contrasting inner ears and a little stranded colorwork on its body. Note that the ears are attached the the hat not the bunny, but you could stitch them to the bunny if you’d rather.

It’s worked from the bottom up and also has a tiny pompom tail you can’t see in the picture but it’s a really cute touch. There are a variety of little fair isle patterns to choose from to make the best bunny for you.

The bunny comes out about 8 inches tall (or just over 20 cm) and use several colors to complete the colorwork, depending on the design you choose.

You can purchase the pattern by itself from Knit Picks, or make a kit that includes sport weight yarn in all the colors you need for your creation. There are gray and brown options for the main body of the bunny, but of course if you’re using your own yarn you can make it whatever color you like.

Once you’ve tried colorwork (maybe also working in the round and shaping if those are skills you haven’t used before) in a little project like this you’ll be ready to take on something bigger in no time.

Check out the pattern on Knit Picks.

[Photo: Knit Picks]

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