She has a way....

(photo by Alana Dakos)

Hi Knitters,

That Alana Dakos has a way with her knits whether it's her own design or someone else's design. I was reading her blog the other day and she had the sweetest post up about her little girl starting school. Click here to read her post.

I was so happy to see that she knit up the apple pattern in my Itty-Bitty Toys book as a first day of school teacher gift. What a cute and perfect idea.

(photo by Alana Dakos)

Doesn't it look like you could just take a big bite? Yum.

Alana and Hannah Fettig have a new book coming out very soon. It is up for pre-order right now at coastalknits.com. If you pre-order you get gorgeous patterns available for immediate download. You can check out all of the patterns on the site, too. I can't wait to get my copy as it looks like a really good collection.

best, susie

p.s. Thanks to Alana for giving me permission to share her beautiful photographs today.