[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-knit-your-own-jampire":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Do you love \u003Ci>Jampires\u003C/i>, the picture book? Well, thanks to the sparkling skills of knitter extraordinaire \u003Ca href=\"http://www.whodunnknit.com/\">Deadly Knitshade\u003C/a>, you can now knit a companion to go along with the book! My co-author \u003Ca href=\"http://davidoconnell.uk/\">David O'Connell\u003C/a> and I hope this little Jampire can warm up the cold season for you or a jam-loving friend.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/knitted_jampire_drawing_zps904731ae-1dce28ef9c.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nDeadly Knitshade designed this pattern to be super-easy, even easier than the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/oliver-and-the-seawigs/\">Stitched Sea Monkey\u003C/a>, so even beginner knitters should be able to jump in. The pattern is completely free, and can be downloaded from the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jampires.com/activities/\">Jampires.com\u003C/a> website. Prezzie ideas:\\r\n\\r\n* Knit the Jampire to accompany the gift of a \u003Ci>Jampires\u003C/i> book! (Perhaps include some jam, from our jam partner, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thebutchinstitute.co.uk/?page_id=14\">The Butch Institute\u003C/a>.)\\r\n\\r\n* Have a friend who can knit? Print out the knitting pattern and include it as a gift with the book and the knitting materials!\\r\n\\r\n* Give YOURSELF a Jampire! Because they're cuddly and we can all use a cuddle.\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jampires.com/activities/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/jampire_pattern_prev_zps2e95a106-f8055ad5ec.jpg\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nSo click over to the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jampires.com/activities/\">Activities section\u003C/a> of the Jampires website, where you'll spot lots of other fun things to do. Hone in on the 'Knit a Jampire' tab, print out the pattern, and you're set! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jampires.com/activities/\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/knit_jampire_website_zps56ed852f-c263c728dd.gif\">\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nIf you get a chance to tweet photos of your Jampire, we'd love to see it! Tweet your photo to \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/jabberworks\">@jabberworks\u003C/a> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/davidoconnell\">@davidoconnell\u003C/a> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/deadlyknitshade\">@deadlyknitshade\u003C/a> \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/DFB_storyhouse\">@DFB_Storyhouse\u003C/a> and we'll be thrilled to see real Jampires in the wild! :D\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ci>Edit:\u003C/i> Click \u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/journal/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/jampires_card.pdf\">here to download the Jampires drawing as a free card\u003C/a>, to give along with your knitted Jampire or pattern! \\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/journal/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/jampires_card.pdf\">\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/jampires_card_folded_zps55483899-78e35e3c06.jpg\">\u003C/a>","2014-12-03T13:41:00.000Z","knit-your-own-jampire",[],"knit your own jampire!",1776628727040]