Today’s toy is a knitted mouse, design by Jean Greenhowe. I love these mice, so when a podcaster started a “mouse” themed make along, I had to knit them. There is one for each season. I am also participating in another make along to stitch your library which means to pick a pattern from your craft books/magazines. This is from the book, Knitted Animals. Using Hobbii’s cotton 8/4 and size 2.5 mm needles, this was a joy to make.
Today’s toy is a knitted beagle. This pattern is from a magazine insert for knitting all of the Peanuts characters. The designer is Sachiyo Ishii. I used Mainstays cotton in arctic white and black and a 2 mm size 0 knitted needle. Love this pattern. I plan to also knit the dog house.
Today’s toy is a knitted bear. The pattern is from Premier yarn company in order to use their Bloom yarn. I have knitted this bear previously with another yarn, but this time I used the recommended yarn, Bloom in the color Tulip. Love this yarn! The pattern calls for two balls of yarn, but I…
Today’s toy is a knitted elephant. Using Big Twist in purple marl and a 2 mm needles, this pattern was fun to make. I love the trunk being raised. Floral stones are in the feet to help it stand. Love the color!
Today’s toy is a knitted bird that I designed. Using Lion Brand ice cream roving, Bernat blanket yarn, and size 3 needles, this bird is so fun to make in any weight of yarn. I love the feet with the blanket yarn. The Lion Brand yarn is self striping and does have pink, but it…
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’s toy is a bird I designed, knitted. I have made a few of these. I start with a figure 8 cast on like toe up socks and increase 6 stitches every other round up to 42 and then knit some and then decrease twice for the neck and increase for the head. I put…
