Thursday, March 05, 2009

My Eastern Shore Bunny

One of my favorite line of children's patterns is done by Roo Designs (http://www.roodesigns.com). I am making one of the rabbit designs to celebrate not only Ella's 2nd birthday, but also the advent of Spring. Ella's mom (Nina) for whom the Nina Shawl was designed - go ahead and google that one - is very active in local Baltimore civic happenings. Every year the Downtown Baltimore Alliance sponsors a number of events for families and one of them is their annual Easter Egg Hunt. We figured Ella needed to look the part - hence the Rabbit Sweater:



I cannot recommend this sweet line enough. True, any experienced knitter can simply chart out a design on one of their favorite pullovers. That's beside the point. There's something so easy about having it on a little four sided piece which you can easily whip out when people ask you what you are working on. The various designs come in a variety of yarn weights. .

Another sure fire kid's line of patterns is featured in Amy Bahrt's book, "Creature Comforts". You cannot miss with any one of her designs, either. I made the giraffe blanket for a new little boy in Ella's life and I must say that it was the hit of the crib set.


Check out this book and the Roo patterns at Knitty City. I work for Pearl (most happily) and recommend the store wholeheartedly. (www.knittycity.com for information and updates). If you love it as much as many of us, you might even consider joining the Ravelry group that is comprised of over 300 happy yarnies.

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