Free knitting pattern for a police car tea cosy*

Once again, I am amazed by the cool stuff one can find on the internet. I enjoy knitting and I was just searching for some free patterns via Google and clicked on a link to one of my favourite money-saving sites, MoneySavingExpert.com where there is a thread on the Freebies section of the forum, called Free knitting patterns, and included in the useful replies, there is a link to a free knitting pattern to make a Police car Tea cosy via a blog called Motorparks New and Used Cars. How cool is that pattern?! I love it. If you don't know how to knit you can purchase the hand crafted Police Car Tea cosy from Tea Cosy Folk via this link: http://www.teacosyfolk.co.uk/show.php?id=39 By the way, I had to stop and think about the spelling of the word, cosy. It's yet another example of the spelling differences between American English and British English: *cosy [UK] = cozy [US]

Handy Halloween Links

It's nearly Halloween (Oct. 31) so here are some handy links to help you prepare for the fun: Video: How To Carve a Pumpkin How to make Toffee apples Party Games and Recipes! Make Your Own Costume - Simple Costume Instructions Halloween Crafts & Activities (for young children) Halloween Crafts - Free projects/ideas Halloween Hang-Ups Free knitting pattern for The Curly Purly Pumpkin Jean Greenhowe's Halloween Ghosties - free pattern

Free knitting classes offered to stressed staff

People who enjoy knitting (as I do) know that it helps you to relax and de-stress but it's difficult to persuade non-knitters of this benefit. Perhaps this news will help to convince them: COUNCIL employees who had an average of almost ten days off sick last year are being offered free knitting classes to combat stress. It really does help! If you are feeling stressed (and that seems to be just about everyone these days) then I suggest you take up knitting. It's fun, and creative as well as relaxing and it's very popular. Knitting is the new cool hobby! Here are some useful knitting links: Learn how to knit with free knitting videos! The UK Hand Knitting Association Download handy step-by-step guide to knitting techniques (Knitting Institute) Free Patterns from Knitting Magazine Coats Crafts UK Knitting Projects - free patterns! About. com - Free Knitting Patterns

Free knitting pattern from BBC Radio 4 designed by Lise-Lotte Lystrup

Knit one, purl from the BBC Radio 4 Today programme is about the increasing popularity of knitting and offers a FREE knitting pattern for a jumper (sweater): Radio 4 Logo Jumper designed by Lise-Lotte Lystrup You may also be interested in a previous post I made, about an offer (from The Sunday Telegraph) for five free vintage patterns by the same designer.

Free vintage knitting patterns

If you like knitting and also enjoy the new trend for vintage fashion, you will appreciate a new book called Vintage Knitwear for Modern Knitters by Lise-Lotte Lystrup. Today, in Stella Magazine free with The Sunday Telegraph there is an article called, Vintage Knitwear for Modern Knitters: five free patterns to download with a (pdf) link to download five free patterns (Jacket with Frog Fasteners, V-Striped Scarf, Small Jacket, Cardigan with First-Class Tailoring, and an Angora Bolero) from the book.

Knit with Mazz, The Rebel Knitter

In May, I posted about a knitter who got in trouble with the BBC for posting knitting patterns for Doctor Who characters. Today, an article, The rebel within, in The Guardian is about the (infamous) rebel knitter known in the blogosphere as Mazzmatazz, or Mazz. Her real name is revealed to be Marisa Turmaine and she has created 12 patterns for all sorts of weird and wonderful, practical and silly things. for The rebel knitter's guide. The patterns are FREE and there is a handy guide with more information about knittng for those of you new to knitting. Try it! Knitting is a fun and relaxing hobby.