Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

I gave a sneak peek at one of my Craftsy.com courses a few weeks ago. Well, now I am happy to say that my online courses are available!

The first course is a three-in-one pattern called Wee Ones – Seamless Knit Toys! That’s right, the three adorable buddies you see in the photos are all completely seamless. Once you are done knitting that last stitch you are completely done with the toys except for taking an embroidery stitch or two for the eyes and mouth. There are no separate knit parts to stitch on at all as it is all one piece!

The bodies are knit exactly the same for the elephant, hippo and bunny. The heads all start out the same and then are shaped to create the different faces. Once you knit one of the Wee Ones you can easily whip up the others in a snap. They are quick and come together so simply. These critters make the perfect gifts for any shower, holiday or just about any other occasion!

The online course is available for purchase right now on Craftsy.com and right now there is a limited time deal for 50% off the purchase price. This is a steal for 10 video lessons that you have complete access to anytime and forever, a three-in-one pattern, and a bonus pattern that I’ll tell you about in a bit.

Click here to preview the Wee Ones course and for the discount information!

There is a lot of fun and exciting technique in this pint-size toy! Everything from simple increases and decreases, short row shaping, kitchener stitch, placing arms on scrap yarn and picking up later, afterthought legs, and picking up stitches right on the toy are the skills included in Wee Ones. I’ll walk you through every step of the way!

The head is worked up first, then stitches are picked up and worked down for the body. The body is really knit just like a seamless top-down yoked sweater so these skills are easily transferrable to sweater knitting as well.

The toys are about 5-inches tall and all three use Spud & Chloë Sweater. The elephant is in Beluga, the hippo is in Watermelon and the bunny is in Ice Cream. All three use less than one hank each.

The backs are just as cute as the fronts!

The bonus pattern is for a tiny top-down sweater that fits the toys perfectly. I love this little wardrobe addition. I used small bits of various Sweater colors but you could use only one color, too. I think school colors, initials or holiday colors would all make the sweaters even more personal and fun.

Here are some links for you:

Click here for the Wee Ones course preview and the limited discount price!

Click here for the Wee Ones Ravelry project page!

I am working away on one of my Fairies and will start posting photos soon! I hope you will join me next week in whipping up a few fairies in Spud & Chloë Fine for my Mini-Fairy-Along.

Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

I am planning on whipping up a few fairies next week out of this gorgeous gathering of Spud & Chloë Fine.  I’d love it if you’d like to join me. I will post some in progress photos to share how I am doing with my fairies along the way. I am making more of my fairies from the Knit Simple Holiday Issue 2011 for an upcoming class I am teaching at the Knit Circus Mini-Retreat in Madison, WI, on November 19th. There are still a few spots left in my fairy class and a few spots left in Amy Detjen’s colorwork class if you are in the Madison area that weekend. I hope you can join us at the retreat.

Click here to see the fairies from Knit Simple!

Click here to find out about the Knit Circus Mini-Retreat!

I am really looking forward to this class and to making more fairies right here on Spud says! I will start next week but you can join in any time you’d like. In order to knit along with me you will need a copy of the pattern in the Knit Simple Holiday magazine which is out right now at your local yarn shops and book shops, and you will need Spud & Chloë Fine in your selected colorways.

I am calling this a Mini-Fairy-Along. Let me know if you are planning on joining in. The fairies are a perfect little holiday gift, stocking stuffer, ornament or even a gift topper!

(photo provided by BlueberrHill – rav id)

I also want to mention the Beluga and Firefly Hat, the new free pattern posted earlier this week. Some people had a bit of difficulty downloading the pattern. I think we have all of the technical bugs worked out now!

Click here to find out more or to download the free hat pattern!

Click here for the Ravelry page for the hat!

The photo above is from Andrea who kindly gave me permission to share with you.  She goes by BlueberryHill on Ravelry. Andrea is a wonderfully talented knitter who enjoys Spud & Chloë. I really enjoy following her projects. Click here to see Andrea’s project page for her Beluga & Firecracker Hat. She made some modification that she shares on her blog right here. I think that the Beluga colorway is the perfect neutral for any other colorway in Sweater. I love Andrea’s combination of Firecracker and Beluga! Great work!

I’ll be back soon with the Fairy-along!