Firstly, I would like to pray for the safety of all the Japanese people who are suffering from the earthquake & tsunami. My family is all Ok at the moment but my brother-in-law is stuck in Tokyo. I hope he can get back home quickly.

So today is all about giving. Last week, I met with Juliet who is the editor of The Knitter magazine for a nice knittery chat . She is a lovely person and I was so thrilled to meet her. She is multi-talented and is deeply passionate about knitting. With her positive energy, I now understand why The Knitter is always full of well-thought practical, yet fashionable patterns and forefront knitting articles.

Red Nose Corsage. You gotta make this one

18th March is Red Nose Day in the UK. It’s a day where everyone gets involved and do something fun to raise money for charity. On the day I met her, she had this really cute flower corsage. I fell in love with it so I asked her about it. She told me that it was a charity knitting pattern that she designed for Red Nose Day. I just had to make one.

Excellent mini stash busting project. I was able to untangle this yarn which was left like this for about 5 years.

Clever construction of the nose. Look how cute it is!!!! I might have to start making knitted plush in future. Super squishy and super cute.

Finished. Thoroughly enjoyable pattern. I can't wait to wear it and show it off to people in town!

I used my old stash, Rowan Yorkshire Tweed 4 ply for the Red Nose and the leaves. For the petals, I used Kidsilk Haze. I am deciding whether I should put it on a clip or on a hairband.

If you would like to knit this pattern, HERE is her charity knitting pattern page. It would be wonderful if you could donate something in exchange of this cute little pattern Also, do have a look at The Knitter’s charity knitting page. For those who are into charity knitting, this page is very good because it is current and fun.

Happy weekend everyone!