Hello, hello!...so good to be back with you...I hope you had a great weekend! Thanksgiving come and gone. It's good-bye Turkey Treats...

{don't ask...all I can say is be careful what you start...you never know what will become a family tradition}

...and hello December... Already!...WoW! You can just feel the energy out there...all the making and planning and busy-ness. My mantra this year is simple and special, even so this week already looks like it will be a blur, a good blur, but a blur none-the-less. I will stop in later and do a proper post...soon, very soon...to share a little of this...

...and the pattern and details for this ...

...but in the meantime, it's time for this...

The nice people at SewMamaSew are sponsoring this fun event. What a great idea and a such a wonderful way to connect with some of the amazing people out there who are crafting and creating...people like you!

This sounds like too much fun and, even though I am a Johnny-come-lately to blogging, I am so happy to be playing along this year. I will be giving away this...

...a copy of my book, Fairy Tale Knits, and maybe a handmade goodie or two, just for holiday spirit. {FYI—The pattern for the fingerless gloves in the picture will be included in an upcoming post}

To those of you who are new to this blog and might be asking yourselves what this book is about, I offer these words...

Fairy Tale Knits is my first book and it's a collection that is very near and dear to my heart. It is full of designs inspired both by classic fairy tales, but also by the imaginary world and play of children. Each design is meant to delight the wearer by invoking the feeling of the fairy tale world without being costumey. These are the kinds of clothes that my kids loved wearing as young children and still do—I've had many requests to size more than a few of these designs up for the teens in my life. They are clothes—comfortable clothes with a bit of whimsy and fun thrown in for good measure. The book also includes non-clothing items, like pillows, bags, wall coverings and blankets—colorful, functional and decorative items that are meant to appeal to a child's sense of style and imagination..kings, queens, pirates, mermaids, and classic fairy tale characters—they are all there. A complete gallery of the designs can be found here.

So what about you?...who is your favorite fairy tale character? Is there a fairy tale character that you would like to see represented in a child's garment or item? If you would like to be included in this giveaway, just leave me a comment stating who /what is your favorite fairy tale or fairy tale character and I will put your name in the hat! And to those of you outside of the US, I will happily ship to you as well—so please don't hesitate to sign up!

This giveaway will be open until December the 6th, when we will pick the winner at random.

Have a great day and happy knitting!...xoxo—Alison