Great Little Gifts to Knit blog tour

To celebrate the publication of my new book,  Great Little Gifts to Knit, I'm thrilled to announce the upcoming blog tour.  There'll be reviews, interviews, KALs and giveaways, so be sure not to miss the first opportunity to win your copy on Wendy Johnson's super knitterly blog next Monday.

In the book you'll find more than thirty small projects for seasonal gifts grouped in four chapters:
BABY

I’ve had plenty of practice knitting for newborns and know it’s the extremities that are
important in keeping out the cold. I chose this super soft cashmerino to keep your
 little ones warm and cosy.  

HERS

These frothy concoctions in luxurious Kid Silk Haze would make a beautiful gift for a bride, 

either in blue as in the old rhyme (something old, something new, something borrowed, 

something blue), cream or white. A quick and easy lace rib that knits up in no time, 

leaving you plenty of time to knit an extra pair for yourself.  

HIS

A linen guitar strap for the man in your life, which also doubles as a woman's belt, 

although P reminded me that it might also encourage the more flamboyant male

 guitarist to keep his trousers up when out gigging! .

HOME

Welcome toran - a Hindu or Buddhist door hanging both to welcome guests to your home and celebrate events like weddings, births and traditional festivals, blessing all who walk beneath it with an abundance of love, prosperity, health and happiness

Take a sneak peak at the project gallery.

In a couple of days the cast comes off my arm, after which I'm hoping to get some semblance of normal life back, after six weeks of enforced idleness and frustration. Not all bad as it's given me plenty of time for reflection, making me appreciate that however much I might complain about my hectic life, I wouldn't actually have it any other way.

Can't imagine what it'll be like to be able to knit, play guitar, chop vegetables, weed the garden and best of all, wash my hair!  I would never have imagined how many things you can't do with only one arm, so I can't wait for Thursday, when I should be starting physio. 

Blog Tour Itinerary

Mon 2 Sep       Wendy Knits Wendy Johnson

Wed 4 Sep       WEBS    Kathy Elkins

Fri 6 Sep          Getting Stitched on the Farm Kristin Nicholas

Mon 9 Sep       Stolen Stitches Carol Feller

Tues 10 Sep     Knittedbliss Julie Crawford

Wed 11 Sep     Black Bunny Fibers Carol Sulcoski

Thur 12 Sep     Rhythm of the Needles Joanne Conklin

Fri 13 Sep        Tiny Owl Knits Stephanie Dosen

Mon 16 Sep     Just Call Me Ruby Susan Crawford

Tues 17 Sep     Zeneedle Margene Smith

Wed 18 Sep     RedshirtKnitting Erika Barcott

Thur 19 Sep     A Friend to Knit With Leslie Friend

Fri 20 Sep        Craft SanityJennifer Ackerman Haywood

Mon 23 Sep     Connieleneknits Connie Lene

Tues 24 Sep     Knitsofacto Annie Cholewa

Wed 25 Sep     Ulla Bella Anita Tormoen

Thur 26 Sep     A Really Good Yarn Julie Schilthuis

Fri 27 Sep        Urban Yarns  Alexa Ludeman

Sat 28 Sep       Linda Marveng  Linda Marveng

Mon 30 Sep     Yarnings Jen

Tues 1 Oct       Tentenknits  Margaux Hufnagel