Today’s toy is a knitted doll. I have made many Izzy bear dolls, but this one is a girl doll with a skirt. The yarns are Big Twist black, Lion Brand Mandala in Nifflers just the purple, Yarn Bee Soft Secret in garnet for the hair. Don’t know the beige or white, but they are both cotton. I liked the way you pick up stitches for the skirt, similar to surface crochet. The hair was fun to make.
Today’s toy is knitted and crocheted. I think it looks like a hippo but it could be a cow. Using the bloom yarn from Premier and size 6 (4 mm) needles and 3 mm hook, I knitted the head and body. I crocheted the arms and feet. To get the head to change shape, I…
Today’s toy is a knitted doll dressed as Little Red Riding Hood. This pattern is by http://www.knitssachi.com Using Hobbii’s 8/4 cotton, Yarn Bee Soft Secret, and size 2 needles, this came out really small. I love the details. There are pipe cleaners in the shoes and legs.
Today’s toy is a knitted mouse, Harold fatmus, by Clare Hutchinson. Using Red Heart, Bernat, Lion Brand, Knit Picks dishie, Hobbii’s rainbow 8/4 cotton, and both size 2 and 3 needles, color work was so fun on a toy. I used the size 2 needle for the ears and tail. I put an entire ball…
Today’s toy is a knitted whale. The pattern is by Jean Greenhowe. Using Craft star acrylic yarn and size 0 needles, this is rather small. I like the construction. Maybe next time I will add wire so it can be posed.
Today’s toy is a knitted chicken from Esther Braithwaite. I saw the picture on Pinterest and had to make it. Using my soft secret leftovers and a 0 (2 mm) knitting needle it was a quick make as are all of her patterns. I plan to make the mallard duck as well.
Today I show my bear. I designed it, mostly just experimenting. I am using that same yarn, charisma 10 ply Aran. I started with two icords and then knitted the body, decreased and then increased again for the head. I added the crocheted arms and ears. I used black yarn to cinch a nose on…
