The Royal Reveal !!

Drum-roll please! 
Every fairy tale world has royal characters , and "Yarn Whirled" tm  is no exception! In England today, royal watchers eagerly welcomed The Royal Ascot Races 2017 as a chance to catch a glimpse of  the  British royal family in all of their festive finery. On this side of the pond, today marks the exciting launch of the newest book in my YarnWhirled series:

YARN WHIRLED: THE ROYAL FAMILY by Pat Olski

From Queen Elizabeth attired in an ermine trimmed cape at her coronation, and garbed in a bright coordinating hat and suit ensemble at her 90th birthday,  to the adorable Prince William and Princess Charlotte, there is a character for every book collector, anglophile, and crafter!

This amazing genealogy chart is one of my favorite parts of this book!

 Ascot wear abounds...

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie

As do medals and crowns!

These fun to make characters are made using my proprietary yarn craft "yarn whirled".

No needle-craft skill is required.   The book has simple to follow step by step photos and directions, so that any crafter can make their own royal characters, using nothing except yarn, and simple wrapping techniques!  Yarn Whirled: The Royal Family also includes a bonus section with patterns for some simple to crochet hats and accessories.

Queen Elizabeth and her Grandchildren

I am truly delighted that Yarn Whirled: The Royal Family is now available at Amazon, Dover Publishing, Barnes and Noble, and many other fine booksellers and craft stores! Please visit at yarnwhirled.com
 for upcoming updates, events, techniques and video!
  

Prince Edward and Sophie Wessex

Creating the characters for this book was a wonderful journey.  It always amazes me that yarn can be transformed into so many incredible things, from the most beautiful and intricate sweaters, to enchanting characters. 

QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP 90th Birthday

 And, I have to confess that besides the yarn craft, which I always find to be relaxing, I thoroughly enjoyed doing the research for this book ! Fabulous blogs like the Royals Round- Up at GoFugYourself.com  and the orderofsplendor.blogspot.com
provided me with copious amount of information and inspiration, as well as hours of endless entertainment. I hope that you will enjoy making these regal characters as much as I have!

Pat

Off to See the Wizard! *Or- the payoff in procrastination...

The Wizard is Here!!!

Yes, the "Wizard " is Here!

 I am really excited that my second amigurumi  book* " Crochet Stories: L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" will be coming out tomorrow, May 17, 2017! The book is part of Dover Publishing's  fantastic Crochet  Story series.  Each book contains the text for the original story, as well as many easy -to- follow crochet patterns for adorable crocheted figurines. Among my favorites are the Winged Monkey, Glinda the Good Witch, and the Yellow Brick Road. This book would be a great present for any "Wizard" fan, as well as for any crocheter.  The amigurumi patterns are a great way to use up stash , or small amounts of yarn, and the figures are so much fun to create.

You can purchase this fun book at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, Dover Publishing, among other sellers. And- spoiler- If you have never read the book, you may be interested to find out that Dorothy's slippers are SILVER, not ruby! Apparently the silver slippers didn't show up on camera, due to the technology that was in use at the time the movie was created, so the decision was made to put ruby slippers on Judy Garland!
The charming photographs are the work of Charles Young, who is an extremely gifted, and patient, photographer. 

 *Yes, this is my second amigurumi book. Some time in between "Yarn Whirled- Fairy tales, Fables , and Folklore", and "Crochet Stories: L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz",  the publication date for "Crocheted Stories: Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland"(published by Dover Publishing) snuck up and arrived with little fanfare on this blog.
Also, this book has a pattern for a Dodo bird and a crocheted tea set!

However, for my Alice in Wonderland amigurumi fans, the bonus is that you will not have a long wait before the publication of my next book.  In fact, it is coming out tomorrow : ) Silver linings!

Crochet Stories: Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486807347.html#sthash.H0ged7VP.dpuf

Crochet Stories: Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486807347.html#sthash.H0ged7VP.dpuf

Crochet Stories: Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486807347.html#sthash.H0ged7VP.dpuf

Crochet Stories: Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486807347.html#sthash.H0ged7VP.dpuf

You can purchase this fun book at Amazon, Barnes and Noble,and  Dover Publishing, along with other sellers.
I had so  much fun crafting crocheted figures.  It was a departure from my more time consuming sweater designs, and it was so enjoyable.  I hope you will find these books to be equally entertaining!