Today’s toy is a knitted bird of happiness. Design by Sara Elizabeth Kellner. Using Knit Picks stroll in red and 2.25 mm needles, I thought I would make a red one. Love this pattern. This could be turned into a Christmas ornament with embroidery too.
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…
Today’s toy is a knitted cat. It is my design. Using Hobby Lobby’s adore-a-ball and size 3 needles, I tried to knit a chubby cat with nothing to sew on. The feet are knitted bobbles. The only thing is that I used yarn for the whiskers and they are drooping now, so they don’t look…
Today’s toy is a knitted bunny with wire ears. I made up the pattern from a picture I saw, but it didn’t turn out very well. The ears are pipe cleaners, so you can shape them. They look like the old tv antennas. Using Big twist in white and black, DMC floss for the nose,…
Today’s toy is a knitted owl. Using Hobby Lobby’s I love this cotton in pewter, dove, and royalty, and a size 2 needle. I am not happy with the blue eyes, but my sister loved it, so I guess some child will love it. Enjoyed the color work on the front. It would also be…
Today’s toy is a knitted giraffe. I saw a picture of different crocheted animals with the same body shape and I decided to try knitting them. Using colors from an O’Go ring I purchased from Ollie’s, of blanket yarn and 5 mm needles (size 8), it was quite simple in its construction. I will add…
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…
