Thursday, August 18, 2011

An Announcement and a Call.

There are a TON of reasons why I haven't been posting here.  Last year, I separated my personal interests with this blog, and since then I've felt particularly confused about where this one of the twins is going.  I figure I should give myself a chance to explain.

The original intent of this blog was to post up links to free knit toys on the internet.  When I started it four years ago, there was no Ravelry (where you can now look up any toy pattern that you want).  There wasn't really much interest in knit toy patterns, either! Most importantly, there definitely wasn't this huge interest in designing knit patterns for toys. 

Today, so much has changed that I really don't see this blog worth the effort that I once put into it. It seems like the original function of this space can now be accomplished using Ravelry, and I'm not sure if I'm even interested in posting here anymore.

So, in the next two months a few things are going to happen.

1.  I'm going to be attempting to move all my personal posts over to my other blog, Alyoops! - I don't actually know if I CAN move them, I may just be re-publishing them.  The pages on this blog will still exist, they'll just point to the posts over there (re-directing is against Blogger's TOS).

2.  I would like to continue making posts, but I can't do it alone.  If you're interested in co-hosting this blog, just send me an e-mail at aly oops @ y mail. com - no spaces.  I think that we can still do some good here - there's a ton of people still following this blog even though I haven't posted in months, so that's obviously a testament as to how popular it was.

Even if you're interested but not sure you can commit to posting regularly, send me an e-mail or leave a comment anyway and we can chat about it!

Monday, February 7, 2011

New Free Pattern From Rebecca Danger: Chubby Chirps!

Photo © 2011 Rebecca Danger
I think these little birds are too cute, and a great way to use up some stash yarn!  From Rebecca Danger's blog - definitely worth a follow.  Also, check out her book and to-buy patterns on Etsy!

Note:  To download, please click on the sidebar of Rebecca's blog.  Or, download it from the Ravelry page by clicking the bar below.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

For Construction on a Knitted Road

Photo © 2011 Sarah Blatter
Get it? It's a traffic cone.  From the Blattcave.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Pump Some Iron!

© 2010 Jennifer Stover
This knitted strong man dumbell is the cutest thing - I think it would make an adorable rattle.  Myself, I might knit up a pair to save the snow-covered walk to the gym ;)

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Free Pattern Wednesday: Octopuss


I recently had the absolute delight in test knitting for Bethany Hendrickson, an absolutely amazing designer! I feel pretty silly that I didn't notice her pattern go live, but here it is on ravelry! It's a direct download from ravelry here.

If you're at all interested, here is my blue version :)

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving, and Free Turkey Patterns!

Hey friends on the Internet! Happy Thanksgiving for everyone that celebrates it! W, Lotus and I have had an awesome say, and to top if off, here are some free turkey toys for your Thanksgiving knitting pleasure!

First up is this cute little round turkey from WEBS! It's a free download from here.

The next free turkey was part of a knitalong last fall of the Spud Says! blog from Spud and Chloe.  Isn't he cute? Isn't the model cute? You can find this pattern here.

And last (but not least) there is this cute felted turkey from Mummble-Jummble2

See, now you have some cute centerpiece ideas for next year, I hope! :)

Friday, November 12, 2010

Free Pattern: Mini Eggplant

Photo © 2010 Ken Kline
This little eggplant is super cute! From Alterknit Universe.


Got a free knit toy pattern on your blog or ravelry page that you think should be featured? Let me know!