The sweater that I get asked about most often is, hands down, Joanna Johnson’s Phoebe’s Sweater. It’s the red hooded sweater that you often see being worn by my girls. I have knit it not once, but three times. Beatrix having outgrown the first one I knit for her, is now wearing Larkspur’s original red one. I knit a new one for Larkspur last fall, as she couldn’t bear to be without one of her own. Joanna has designed so many wonderful knitting patterns, and she is joining me here today to share a little about her latest collection, Green Gables Knits, and to offer a copy to one of you.
Joanna and Eric Johnson, the creative team behind knitting storybooks Phoebe’s Sweater, Freddie’s Blanket, and Phoebe’s Birthday, have created a fourth knitting book this year. Although it isn’t an illustrated storybook, it still fits well within the crossover genre of knitting and children’s literature. Green Gables Knits is a knitting pattern collection inspired by the beloved story, Anne of Green Gables. It contains eight knitting patterns for garments and accessories: men, women, teens, along with a home dec item or two. The Johnsons collaborated with The Heirs of L.M. Montgomery, Inc. on this project, which allowed them to print 10 archival photographs from Lucy Maud Montgomery’s personal photo collection to go along with the quote and the knitting patterns inspired by the story.
If you would like to win a copy of Green Gables Knits, simply leave a comment on this post. I will close comments and randomly select a winner on Friday, January 24th. The winner will be notified via email and announced within this post.
Comments are closed, and the winner is Eileen, who commented, “I have been on Joanna’s etsy store so many times wanting to buy her books! This one in particular along with Phoebe’s sweater calls to me. How exciting of a give away!”
Joanna can be found around the web at the Slate Falls Press website, her Etsy shop, on Ravelry, Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest!
Thanks, Joanna!
Oh ,all of the patterns are so beautiful!!I would love to try some of them!!!!
That green sweater is beautiful. I would love to try and knit it. 😉
Oh how delightful!
It looks gorgeous! Wow!
So beautiful! I love the bag and the green sweater especially! Thank you for the opportunity!
So lovely!!! Thank you for the opportunity to enter the drawing.
Hi! Tough to say which I like more… knitting or Anne of Green Gables. I even made my almost 11 year old son read it this past summer. He loved it! Thanks for the offer. I am new to your blog (a couple of weeks), but really enjoy it. Thanks again!
Anne of Green Gables is a childhood favorite of mine…the book and the television show. Joanna Johnson has done such a wonderful job of channeling the wonderful characters into her knitting patterns.
PS Ginny, I have been one of those many admirer’s of your sweet girl’s Phoebe’s sweater…
Oh! This book looks so lovely!
Would love to try these…i need some more projec for these long winter days!!
Beautiful! I would love to try some different patterns!
I’m in between projects and see several to entertain me! Something in green perhaps. A girl can dream.
What lovely patterns!
Lovely lovely patterns!
Oh my goodness, this is amazing!!!
Looks wonderful. I always love to add new patterns to my collection.
I have the Phoebe Sweater book and love it! Would be nice to have another one of her books!!
I adore Anne of Green Gables and the knitting patterns look lovely
I would love to try these patterns!
Would love to win this. Everything is so beautiful.
as always, thank you for organizing the giveaways. This one is great!
Oh that book is just beautiful! I read Anne of Green Gables many times as a girl.
I would love to win! Anne of Green Gables and knitting is my idea of heaven.
This looks like an awesome pattern book!
Those are all lovely patterns!
Now I need to learn how to knit! But, my 10 year old daughter already does, so a pattern would not go to waste, especially one like this. I’m so glad my friend posted this on Facebook as I did not know about this before. God bless you all!
Oh wow!! I drool over your knits and these pics! I would so love to win 🙂
Love your blog! Those patterns look so great. Thanks for doing this give-away.
What a fun giveaway! I love that bag…..and green sweater!
This takes me back! LOVE these…would love this book!
Beautiful shawl! I would love to knit some of these patterns
Looks like a wonderful book and I would love to try one of those patterns!
Anne of Green Gables was my daughter’s favorite book!
greyowl (ravelry id)
Love to win!
My favorite all time movie series. I have a 14 year old who would love that sweater. Thanks for introducing us!
I loved the whole Anne series growing up. Read them over many times! These patterns look gorgeous. Thanks for the opportunity!
Oh! So much love for Anne of Green Gables. And knitting. PERFECT.
I haven’t knitted in years and years, but I want to start again.
The shawl in the last frame is beautiful! I would wear it ’til it rotted off of me!
Such great patterns and books.
love these patterns! and i love AOGG!!! it’s my favourite children’s book (still applicable to adults–i always think it’s Marilla, and not Anne, that goes through the more meaningful transformation!
Oh, love the hat, cardi, and shawl patterns. What a great idea for a book!
Ginny, your blog inspired me to try knitting and I’ve become a huge fan of the hobby. Thank-you for the inspiration and this opportunity!
Thanks for drawing these to my attention, they look like great patterns!
I would love to win this book. We watch the movies every summer up at our family cabin and I can’t wait to read the books to my girls. Thank you!
looks like a neat book!
I have been eyeing this book for awhile but haven’t had money to buy it… what a fun treat it would be to win it! The patterns are beautiful and the photography as well.
So sweet!
Just lovely, all very nice items.
Just beautiful photos and designs. Would love to try my novice hand at any one of these patterns.