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November 10, 2011

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.

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