Bill and Coo the pigeons

I knitted Bill the pigeon a girlfriend - her name is Coo!

RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

It was the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch last weekend - time to take an hour to watch the birds in your garden, park, or local area - and enjoy a cup of tea (and in my case, a badly-made flapjack) while tallying up all the feathered visitors to your patch.

I was happy this year because all of my garden regulars turned up during my hour on Saturday morning - apart from a wren, who occasionally visits. So this year's visitor list was as follows: goldfinches, greenfinches, sparrows, starlings, pigeons, blue tits, great tits, a robin, a collared dove, a dunnock, and a herring gull! Great fun to do, and all the results help the RSPB monitor the UK's bird population over the years. If you'd like to register for next year's one, visit the RSPB website.

Bird knit kits

I'm so glad that people are enjoying my bird knit kits - I'm working on more at the moment and will keep adding to the collection throughout the year! Here's Bill the Pigeon, Jarvis Cockatiel and Sparky the Budgie.

Let's Knit Eric and Pablo!

These two trouble makers are yours to knit if you pick up a copy of the current issue of Let's Knit magazine! (March 2018). Meet Eric the flamingo and Pablo the toucan - both easy, fun knits to cheer up a wintery day with some colourful birdie cuddles!

Bill the Pigeon

Coo! Here's Bill the Pigeon - he's here to tell you that his pigeon knitting pattern and pigeon knit kit are now available in my Etsy shop, so you can knit a flock of Bills of your very own! The pattern is available as an instant download and the knit kit contains everything that you need to knit Bill, apart from needles - you also get a cute Pigeon Club badge!

Happy Christmas!

I'm going to be shutting my Etsy shop tomorrow (19th December) and re-opening again on 26th December. I'd like to wish you all a happy Christmas and thank you all so much for your support over the last year. I hope you all have a happy holiday period, and I'll be back soon with new knitted birds!

If you'd like to download any knitting patterns over the festive period, they will still be available from Ravelry and Love Knitting because, you know, digital downloads don't need a holiday...

Cockatiel knit kits!

Jarvis Cockatiel knit kits are here and ready to arrive on your doorstep with a cheery "hello!" from the postman. OK, I can't guarantee the last bit - but I can guarantee a box full of all the yarns, notions, stuffing and odds and ends that you need to knit a lovely cockatiel. And don't forget there's a clear knitting pattern and a fun cockatiel button badge too! Cockatiel knit kits are available from my Etsy shop and I'll be making and posting them all the way up the last Christmas posting date, unless I run out of badges first...