"Knuffle Bunny" by Mo Willems

I'm a big fan of Mo Willems, and so is my daughter, as are my nephews, etc. . .

Suggested Books:

• Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
• Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems

Suggested Patterns:

• Bunny Blanket Buddy from Lion Brand Yarn (must be registered, but it's a Free pattern)
  
  
• Best Bunny from Lion Brand Yarn (must be registered, but it's a Free pattern, Crochet)
  

• Sophie by Ysolda Teague (Pattern Cost: £3.00)
  

• Illusion Bunny Dishcloth by Laurasknits (Free)
  
  

Anything Nemo

There are a couple of fun clown fish patterns out there, so I thought pairing them with a book would be perfect.

Suggested Book: Any Nemo themed book

Suggested Pattern:

• Clownfish Drawstring Bag by ouidamac (Pattern cost: $5.00, Crochet)
  

• Powderblue Tang Fish Drawstring Bag by ouidamac (Pattern cost: $5.00, Crochet)

• Clownfish by Kath Dalmeny (Found in World of Knitted Toys)
• Deep Angler Fish by hansigurumi (Pattern Cost: $5.50)
  
  
  

"If You Give a Cat a Cupcake" by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Suggested Book:

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Suggested Patterns: Anything cupcake related - must be a member of Ravelry to click. But here are a few of my favorites:

• Cupcake Hat by Chile Con Yarne (Free)
  
• Crochet cupcake scarf by rsislandcrafts (Cost for pattern: $4.25; Crochet)
  
  
• Cupcake Dishcloth by Carissa's Creativity Space (Free)
  
  
  

"Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving" by Dav Pilkey

I love all things Dav Pilkey!

Suggested Book: Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey



Suggested Patterns:

• Thanksgiving Turkey by Hannah Kaminsky (Crochet, Free)
  
  
• Knitted Turkey Cloth by Rhonda White (Free)
• Turkey by Crafty Alien (Cost: $6.00)

"Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!" by Dr. Seuss

Suggested book: "Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book!" by Dr. Seuss

Suggested Patterns:

• Knitted Alphabet - A Pattern System For Knitting 3D Block Capital Letters by Kimberly Chapman (Cost:$12.00 USD)
  

• ABC Dishcloth Pattern by Designs by Emily(links to pdf file) (Free) -- The letters ABC done in Garter stitch
• The Alphabet Blanket by Debbie Bliss. This is found in her book, The Baby Knits Book
  
• Alphabet Pillows (Crochet, Free)
  
• Alphabet Dishcloths by Rhonda White (Free)

• Felted Alphabet Blocks by Jessica Sant (Free)

"Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Another great classic.

Suggested Book: Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff

Suggested Pattern: A Mouse and His Cookie by Jessica Spencer (Crochet, Free).

"Good Night Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown

A classic book!

Suggested Book: Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Suggested Patterns:

• Pocket Mouse Knitting Pattern by Barbara Prime (I came across the adorable mouse pattern - it's not free, but just WAY too cute to not share. Cost for pattern: $3.75) (Crochet)
  

• Bunny Hop Moon and Stars Baby Blanket by Barbara Breiter (Free)
• Star Illusion Blanket by Katie Ahlquist (Free)

"Fancy Nancy" by Jane O'Connor

There are a LOT of fun stuff you can knit to pair with a Fancy Nancy book!

Suggested Book: Any of the Fancy Nancy books by Jane O'Connor

Suggested Patterns:

• Knitted Boa (Free from How Stuff Works website)
• Felted Crown (free from Lion Brand - requires registration, but that's free, too) Both Knit & Crochet
• Wings (free pattern from Knitty) by Jennifer Tallapaneni

Racetrack Rug

Racetrack Rug
Originally uploaded by Candypop Creations

Can it be? I'm posting a suggestion after months of being quiet?

Yep. I had to stop posting for a while because this blog is like crack to me. Posting to it started taking up all my time. I've decided that I'm going to try to post to it at least once a week.

Anyway.

Book Suggestion: Anything with a race car theme

Pattern Suggestion:

• Racetrack Rug by Cynthia Rae (Crochet, Free)
• Tiny Wheels Crazee Carz by Christal Friend (Crochet, Free)