Little Cotton Rabbits: Posts from March 2023

Although the trees are currently still skeletal and bare-branched, there are a few more signs that spring is just around the corner. Last summer the old plum tree in our garden had to have a heavy pruning because some of the branches were creaking badly and cracking under the weight of the plum harvest, but even so it is currently delighting both me and the bumble bees that are emerging from hibernation with it's blossom. It is such a beautiful herald of the change in seasons. There are catkins everywhere and daffodils too and I'm looking forward to going out with my camera next week in search of those, and hopefully the first of the blackthorn blossom.

Thanks for all of the comments on my winter mice giveaway post. I've notified the winners and the mice are both packaged up and currently travelling to their new homes, one in the North of England and the other a little further away in Tasmania! I will be having more giveaways later in the year so I better get on with making some more animals and also finishing off my horse pattern, can't wait to share that with you in the spring :)

Hope you have a good weekend coming up. See you soon, J x

Well, this is a little later than planned, but here is my 2nd giveaway for my special anniversary year.

There are two prizes in this giveaway: two little mice all snuggled up against the cold wintery winds that we have here this week; one in a removable dress, cardigan and scarf with knitted on stockings and shoes and one with removable sweater, shorts and pom-pom scarf.

The first prize winner gets to pick which of these 2 mice they would like, and the second prize winner gets the remaining mouse.

The prize draw is open to anyone, anywhere and I will post out the gift-wrapped prizes in sturdy cardboard boxes via Royal Mail track and trace postage.

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To enter the draw:

As usual I'll use a random number generator to pick the two winners, so to be in with a chance of winning one of these two mice please leave a comment on this post, you can simply write enter, or if you have time to spare tell me about something that is making you happy at the moment.

Important note: Only comments left on this post will be counted in the draw If you are reading this on a blog reader or an email then the actual post is here: https://littlecottonrabbits.typepad.co.uk/my_weblog/2023/03/anniversary-giveaway-no-2.html

I'm not able to add in comments sent by email, left on a blog reading service or on any location other than this blog post.

Can I also please ask that you only post once in the draw in order to give everyone a fair and equal chance. Thanks for your kind understanding of these conditions of entry in this free prize draw.

I'll draw the two winners on Monday March 13th 2023 and will update this post with the winner names.

Please also note I am reversing the flow of the comments whilst comments are open so that people can immediately see whether their comment has posted (new comments will be first) and so your comment number will be constantly changing as more new comments are added. Once the draw has closed on monday I will change the flow of comments so that they begin with the first one left on the post and end on the last one - this will be when your comment will be allocated the unique number for the draw.

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I had fun making the scarf for the mouse in a sweater and thought I'd share how I did so in case you'd like to make one too:

I used two 4mm DPNs (double pointed needles) and bulky yarn to knit a 4 stitch i-cord (i-cord tutorials are easily found on your tube) to a length of around 35cms / 14 inches (enough to fit around the neck of your animal with sufficient dangle left over). Then I made 2 small pom-poms using a fork - it's handy as you can thread a strong cord through the tines to tightly tie the middle of the pom-pom before cutting the edges and freeing it from the fork. After cutting I trimmed them to make neat balls, then lightly steamed them over a pan of water to encourage them to full poufiness.

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Edited to add: Comments are now closed, 2pm, Monday 13th March

Here are the winners, I've emailed both and am waiting to hear back, J x

203 Bernice said...

Oh Julie, such a sweet little chap to give away. Yours was the first blog I ever started to follow and after all these years, it's still my gp to read. Thank you for sharing your creative genius. It is always a pleasure.

March 06, 2023 at 01:11 PM