Sunday 28 September 2014

Singin' Sweet Songs



I do hope that my blog post title makes sense, although I have ended up with more than just Three Little Birds.






Here are a few pictures from my new pattern - Christmas Bird. Just for once I am trying to get my timing right. Although I wrote the pattern in the spring, I thought I would sit on it for a while and bring it out pre-Christmas. 


The plain white bird is made with a wool with a bit of sparkle, although I found it hard to bring this out in the photo. I decided to let this bird be very simple, and let the shape and wool speak for themselves. On the yellow bird I have just added a bit of embroidery. I am really looking forward to seeing what others make from my pattern, as for a Christmas bird beads and sequins would also look great.


I concentrated really hard on getting the shape of the bird just right. I tried to make an elegant, 3-dimensional bird. It is an easy knit, with just three flat pieces. The pattern contains instructions for plain birds, or Fair Isle ones. I think the Fair Isle ones are really Christmassy, and the pattern contains my Fair Isle chart, and a blank chart so you can have a go at making up your own Fair Isle version. 






You will see that on some of my birds I have added wire legs, while on others I have used a hanging cord. I haven't worked with wire before, so found making the legs a bit of a fiddle, although I think it does make the birds more realistic. My husband made the hanging stick for me with a branch of our apple tree. The choice is yours. 

One of my cats certainly was transfixed with these birds.



31 comments:

  1. Aww they're so cute! You're right they would make gorgeous Christmas decorations but i think it would be fun to have them around in spring time too, perhaps in pastel colours x

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  2. Oh my, I love the photo with your cat the the bird. How cute! These birds you created are stunning. You did a great job getting the proportions perfect. I'm sure they will be a popular pattern. Wishing you a great week!

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  3. How sweet! I'm not surprised the cat was interested. I love the yellow one with the flowers best.

    Have a lovely crafty week, Alison

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  4. Your little birds are adorable! I think the fact your cat is transfixed is a testament to their lifelikeness! x

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  5. I just think you're amazing with all the different designs you create. Your birds are wonderful. They will look fab with loads sitting on a Christmas tree.
    Ali xx

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  6. simply amazing birds! Very realistic and I think i like the fair aisle ones best - for year round and for Christmas!

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  7. They are really cute, and I can just imagine some of them nestled amongst a Christmas tree's branches.

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  8. Aww they're really sweet! I love your cat's expression too :)

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  9. Very sweet! The yellow is my favorite.

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  10. Good heavens, these are adorable! I've added them to my queue :)

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  11. Too cute!
    And a bit scary - the cat!! ;-)
    Lena x

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  12. Aww, love these little guys--so cheery!

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  13. So cute! I often have ends of yarn leftover too short to crochet a whole thing with - looks like learning to knit is going to have unexpected benefits :) They really are adorable, and 'worked flat' sounds like something even I could manage. Hope the yellow bird managed to escape the cat intact!

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  14. You always have the cutest designs! So sweet! :)

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  15. Oh, these are adorable! They are perfect little Christmas birds!


    If you're interested, I'd love to have you link up at my Yarn Fanatic Party. http://philwife.blogspot.com/2014/09/yarn-fanatic-party-9.html

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  16. Goodness, those birds are absolutely adorable! I love them. :)

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  17. Oh my goodness, these are adorable.

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  18. Oh I love these! Hope to try make some for Christmas, they are so lovely! Stopping by from Show & Tell!

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  19. These birds are lovely! I can picture a Christmas tree full of them.

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  20. These birds are beautiful. I love that one of your cats was fascinated by them.

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  21. Love it! so wonderful to see your new creation, thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!

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  22. They are all so cute! My favourite? The yellow tweety :)

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  23. Visiting from The Philosopher's Wife - Your little birds are absolutely adorable! Such a great idea, and I love the wide variety of colors and patterns.

    Alexandra
    EyeLoveKnots.blogspot.com

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  24. So cute! I love birds, especially in decor. Thanks so much for sharing at Inspire Me Wednesday. Featuring you in this week's issue.

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  25. Oh my goodness, I love these. The yellow one is my favourite. I'm a little overwhelmed with my "to-knit" list right now, but I'm pinning this for later FOR SURE!

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  26. Adorable little birdies! I especially love the yellow bird with the flowers.

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