Winners

October 16, 2008 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)25 Comments

Sorry about the delay in choosing the 5 winners of the cupcake patterns. I had planned to do it yesterday but the day was scuppered when Amy got knocked out in a rather exuberant game of tag at school and had to come home! She’s fine now, just a small bump on the head and a graze on her knee and she’s enjoying the concern of her classmates!

So with Amy all better and back at school and a cup of tea next to me here I’m free to do the draw. The random number thingy came up with the following 5: Melanie, Judy Jones,Sheila Swanson, Grace & Lisa

I’m off to email the patterns to you right now. But before I go I wanted to thank everyone for entering and for all of the kind and lovely comments and also many thanks to everyone who has bought a copy of the pattern – I hope you all really enjoy using it.

crafts & knitting

cake pattern

October 12, 2008 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)244 Comments

It’s been a long time coming but at last I have written up my original knitted cupcake pattern. So many people have asked me about this over the last 4 years and I’m making less and less of them in favour of more animals (which are my favourite thing to make) so it seemed about time to share it.

I’ve written it up in pdf format with full instructions backed up by detailed photos to help illustrate the trickier parts. It’s suitable for intermediate knitting skills and is knitted flat in a couple of pieces so there is some seaming (not to everyone’s taste I know but in my humble opinion it gives the best finish – especially on the base).

I want to say a big, big thank you to Dotty Cookie, Rosemary and Faye who
have all helped me test this out and tweak it into an easy to follow
format.The pdf pattern is available to buy now on Etsy and I will try to keep them in stock though I have no idea what the demand will be like!

Anyway, to say a little thank you to those who visit here I thought I’d giveaway 5 copies of the pattern. To be in with a chance of winning a copy just leave a comment below and I’ll have a random drawing on Wednesday. I’m also making up a batch of cakes to sell so if you’re not a knitter and you’d like one they should be finished soon.

Sorry, comments are now closed for the competition.

winter woollies

October 9, 2008October 17, 2025 Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)47 Comments

Phew! After the illnesses of the last few weeks all has returned to normal here at our house and so I’m enjoying some quiet knitting time in the autumn sun. As usual at this time of year my thoughts have turned to Christmas and I’m busy working on a seasonal batch of toys with nordic jumpers like last year. I have set myself the difficult task of keeping them all different both from each other and from the ones I’ve made before so I’m having fun playing around with combinations of various nordic designs and cables.

I’ve also been wearing my new wrist-warmers on the walk to school each morning – it’s getting a bit nippy first thing!

They’re so easy to make as there’s no shaping at all and they’re comfy and warm to wear – a bit like having very long sleeves that you can pull down to your knuckles. Here’s a quick pattern:

The Baby Cashmerino yarn that I used is 125m long and this was just enough (with around 2m spare) for the 2 wrist-warmers so use any DK yarn but check the yardage.

Using 3mm / 11UK / 2-3US needles and any DK weight yarn cast on 54 stitches.

work 10 rows of K2, P2 ribbing (i.e K2, P2 on right side, P2, K2 on reverse)
Row 11: start the double moss stitch pattern – K2, P1, K1 to end
Row 12: P1, K1 to last 2 stitches, P2
Row 13: K1, P1 to last 2 stitches, K2
Row 14: P2, K1, P1 to end

repeat these 4 rows 11 more times (giving a total of 48 rows of double moss pattern)
next row: K2, P2 to last 2 stitches K2
continue in ribbing for another 8 rows and then cast off.

Sew up the side seam with mattress stitch (which is virtually invisible) and pop them on!

Happy knitting and happy weekend!