Debbie Bliss kniting photo competition: week 1

Debbie Bliss knitting photo competition: entries and winners

Announcing our fourth winner

We absolutely loved the simplicity of these delightful little booties that Ce Persiano made for her friend’s newborn baby girl. Not only do they look so perfect in this photograph, Ce also hand spun and then dyed her own yarn from Bluefaced Leicester fibre. How much more make and mend it can you get than that? Tether your own sheep in the garden, perhaps? Well done Ce – maybe you’d like to write about yarn spinning and dyeing for us?

Our third knitting photo winner was:

Zoe McCormick from Edinburgh… her Sylvi coat is a labour of love. Not only did she decorate the back as per the pattern, she extended the theme and added knitted applique to the front panels as well as the arms to create something truly original and unique. Lovely work and how inspiring to be able to make your own beautiful coat. Thanks for sharing that with us, Zoe.

Winner number 2 in our competition was:

Claire Thomas of West Sussex, UK, with her fantastic door stop which she designed and knitted to model her childhood home – what a wonderful way to conjure up old memories and produce something useful.

Congratulations Claire – we’ll be sending out the Debbie Bliss to winners very soon.

Winner number 1 was:

Susan McConnell from Omagh, County Tyrone in Northern Ireland and she is a true Make it and Mender!

Her entry, this lovely ‘Hottie’ cover knitted for her mother, is a complete lesson in up-cycling.
Not only did she reclaim the yarn from an old sweater – she got the sweater from a charity shop! And very touchingly, the four silver buttons, came from her late mother-in-law’s button box which was the filled through a lifetime of “use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”.

Congratulations to Susan who’ll receive her book very soon.

Want to try and win Tips for Knitters yourself? >> Enter our competition now. (You’ve got until the end of October 2009 to get your entry in)

Look at our entries

OK, here’s what we’re doing. Rather than sitting on all the pictures people are sending in to win one of our 5 copies of the new Debbie Bliss Tips for Knitters book, we’ll show them week by week.

As ever, we’d love your comments, so don’t hold back. >> Post a message on our knitting competition forum

And in case you’ve not seen the (very simple) details of the competition, >> here they are

Andrea Bullrich from Buenos Aires produced this pudorosa collar and matching mittens for her 10 year old daughter (adjusting the sizining on the way).

Ce Persiano, East Sussex, handyed and handspun some Bluefaced Leicester fibre to make into booties for her friend's newborn baby girl.

Martin Glenn knits these dolls for his children to remind them of him while he's not there

Linda Cartlidge from Texas substituted lower cost yarns to knit this Crystal Palace shawl designed for their Mochi yarn

Samantha Brennan from Morayshire, knits a Christmas clown every year... Mr Jingle will take pride of place on the lounge table for 2009

Sarah Lambert, Dorset, knitted this baby combo from Sublime baby cashmere merino silk for her freind's baby boy Noah!

Zoe McCormick from Edinburgh knitted this Sylvi coat, adapting the pattern to add separately knitted details on the front and arms.

Nicky Strudwish from Shropshire knitted this farmyard collection of animals for her 3 year old to play with

Amy Lane of Hampshire learned to knit with her two grandmothers as a child - she re-taught herself this year and produced this child's cardy from a pattern on Ravelry

Laura Sharples from London is keeping her boyfriend well wrapped this winter with a chunky merino wool scarf!

Gabrielle Utton's pink tea-cosy complete with pom-pom

Susan Weir knits garmets for families of babies who are born 'asleep' through the charity 'Cuddles'. These are three she's done recently.

Susan Weir from Glasgow knits garments for families of babies who are born 'asleep' through the charity 'Cuddles'. These are three she's done recently.