If you prefer your babies knitted (no care and feeding!), then you will love Knitted Toy Tales. From bunnies, birds and bears to pussycats, penguins and pigs you'll love the variety of knitted critters in this book. To whet your appetite we have a FREE PATTERN for a trio of knitted bunnies from the book. The pattern calls for DK yarn, but it's easy to substitute heavier yarn to make a more robust bunny.  Choose a fluffy bunny-like chenille yarn and learn great tips for working with chenille in the article below. Make them for all the bunny-lovers in your life. 

Chenille is soft and fluffy, but there are a few tips to know before starting your first project. Read the handy guide to working with chenille on the Jimmy Beans Wool sister site, myknitting. Then check out their great chenille yarn colors and another soft bunny yarn called Bunny Hop. Both have many beautiful bunny colors! 

America's #1 knitting novelist, Debbie Macomber, has started a new charity, knit1, bless2. This outreach program provides hand-knitted and crocheted baby blankets and garments to three national charities that help needy children. Learn more about Debbie's new initiative by visiting the website where you may also purchase her new book, Knit Along With Debbie Macomber, A Charity Guide For Knitters with a special discount from March 1- May 1. 

 

Bernat Yarns is helping this great charity by providing you with TWO FREE PATTERNS for easy-to-make preemie caps.

Choose the knit or crochet pattern, or both! Change the gauge and change needles to make larger sizes for full term newborns or even toddlers. 

Also a great project to teach kids to knit or crochet and help others at the same time.