This week I'm bringing you the second half of my Top 10 patterns. Which one will be number 1? Missed part one? You can find it on my blog.
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Let’s start with number 5? It’s… Fluffy White Clouds – the crochet version!
I am *not* a crochet designer, so this pattern was a bit of a gamble, but it’s one that paid off. My knitted Fluffy White Clouds pattern had been very successful, but I had had emails from crocheters asking whether it would be possible to put a crochet version together, so I wrote up this mini-corner-to-corner version. The pattern includes charts, full written instructions for all the colour changes, and a complete tutorial, which has made it one of my bestsellers.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fluffy-white-clouds-crochet (Rav link, may cause issues for people with photosensitivity, proceed with caution)
At number 4, we have… Nature’s Way Baby Blanket!
Nature’s Way Baby Blanket was my first intarsia blanket and it’s where my love of intarsia design started. Each of the motifs in the blanket is something personal to me - my favourite is the snail, which is your favourite?
https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/natures-way-baby-blanket-knitting-pattern-by-vikki-bird
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/natures-way-baby-blanket (Rav link, may cause issues for people with photosensitivity, proceed with caution)
Into the Top 3! At number 3, it’s… Elephant Parade!
Elephant Parade was originally published in Knit Now magazine (I am forever grateful to them for accepting my designs as a new designer), and is inspired by a book I had as a child that has a ribbon running through it with a family of elephants on. A lot of my designs are inspired by books – if I’m not knitting, I’m usually reading!
https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/elephant-parade-knitting-pattern-by-vikki-bird
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/elephant-parade-2 (Rav link, may cause issues for people with photosensitivity, proceed with caution)
At number 2, it’s… Fluffy White Clouds!
Fluffy White Clouds is my perfect baby blanket: clouds drifting across a perfect blue sky. The colour palette is soothing, and the knitting is so much fun. I love intarsia! I made this blanket for my eldest daughter, and my youngest got to use it too! I’m surprised this one is at number 2 as I thought it was number 1! There’s only a handful between numbers 1 and 2…
https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/fluffy-white-clouds-knitting-pattern-by-vikki-bird
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fluffy-white-clouds (Rav link, may cause issues for people with photosensitivity, proceed with caution)
Finally, in top position, we have… Rudi!
Another pattern from early in my design days. I designed Rudi in the days when Christmas jumpers were a bit of a joke – think Mark Darcy in Bridget Jone’s Diary – the sort of thing your mum made you wear. Now everyone owns a Christmas jumper, and this one has become a firm favourite!
https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-gb/p/rudi-knitting-pattern-by-vikki-bird
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rudi (Rav link, may cause issues for people with photosensitivity, proceed with caution)
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