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 a knitted owl I designed. I designed a bird and used the same body for the owl. The ears were difficult to make, so I just knotted some strands of yarn in the corners. Using Big twist, Hobby Lobby’s I love this yarn stripes, Jeans yarn, and a 2.75 circular needle, I…
Today’s toy is a bunny. I knitted a bulb shape, larger on the bottom tapering to the top. It is similar to a bunny I knitted earlier this month (https://craftingintx.com/2024/01/january-7-bunny/) Knitted with Mainstays chenille chunky with US 8 knitting needles (5 mm). I then thought it would be fun to add fabric to the ears…
Today’s toy is a knitted bear. Using big twist black yarn, Hobby Lobby soft secret in honey, and Yarn ID in Himalayan sea salt, and size 2 knitting needles I knitted another Izzy doll. These are so simple to make and will bring joy to a little child. I did want to clear my needles…
Today’s toy is a knitted and crocheted elephant using the pattern, Elephant Baby Toy by Alexandra Fransisco. The yarn for the main part of the toy was Knit Picks Dishie in silver. The blue is Hobby Lobby Yarn Bee Soft Secret in Navy. The orange is acrylic minis I received from Amazon. These are the…
Today, I am showing the stingray I knitted. I followed a picture of a crochet stingray by stringy ding ding. She gives you the pattern when you sign up for the newsletter. My hands were hurting so I decided to knit the toy instead. Hopefully I will write up the pattern. I did crochet the…
Today’s toy is a knitted bear. I unraveled two squares I had crocheted in the variegated yarn and black. These squares were supposed to look like stained glass, but mine didn’t look that way. I would not have done anything with them, so rip it, rip it, rip it! This yarn is never ending! I…
