blog hop: Faux Taxidermy Knits (& giveaway!)

Remember when I knitted Mr Owl? 

I totally adored him and he was a pattern by the fabulous Louise Walker. You're probably familiar with her awesome knitted critters (and wigs. Let's not forget the wigs, people). Well, needless to say I was pretty excited when I found she had her own book of quirky knitted creatures coming out.
Blog hop it is, then.

Yup, feast your eyes on that knitted goodness, my friends. I've had a sneak peek at a copy and I can tell you Faux Taxidermy Knits is one nifty pattern book. Inside is a collection of 15 playful, taxidermy-inspired designs. Think glamorous vintage fur meets silly yarny fun. There's stuff to wear and stuff to feather your nest with, including stylish stoles, guilt-free trophy heads and a rather stunning tiger rug. The patterns are easy to follow and have clear diagrams with them, plus the styling and photography throughout is a bit gorgeous. Gah, what's not to like?

These clever designs are some of my favourites, but there's also an adorable owl tea cosy that I'm itching to get my needles into and a fuzzy raccoon hat that's the perfect balance of Moonrise Kingdom and Jebediah Springfield.  

WIN A COPY!

I've got a copy of Faux Taxidermy Knits by Louise Walker to giveaway to one of you guys! So exciting. All you need to do to be in with a chance is leave a comment below with your email address. I'll pick a winner on October 1st 2014. 

Otherwise, you can grab a copy of the book here, and find similarly glorious knitting and crochet books here. 

And the blog hop continues into September! Be sure to check out the iMake post from yesterday and Thimbleanna's post on Friday. You can see the whole blog hop schedule here. There will be all kinds of  knitty goodness plus more chances to win a copy.