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 didn’t show up while making the bird.
Today I present two toys since I missed yesterday. HARD day at work… Today’s first toy is a crocheted otter. This design is from Rico design part of a crochet along releasing free patterns every Friday. I used Hobbii 8/4 cotton and some orange from a mandala cake from Lion Brand. This was a fun…
Today’s crocheted toy is little cat from Julia Litvin. Using Hobby Lobby’s Yarn Bee Yarn ID in Rosewater and a 3 mm hook, I crocheted the arms and knitted an icord for the tail before I made the body. That way, I could attach the arms and tail as I was crocheting the body. I…
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 mouse. Design by Amanda Berry. Using Bernat velvet, Mainstays velvet, and 3 mm needles, this was fun to knit. I like how squishy it is. Planning to make the other three designs. First time using Mainstays velvet yarn. It doesn’t have much structure, but the softness is unbelievable. I wish…
Today’s toy is a knitted dancing doll, a recipe by Terry White. I did fewer stitches in the icord sine the doll was smaller than I thought, but the legs should have had more stitches. The hair was a braid around the front and then I stitched across the head like strands of hair. I…
Today’s toy is a knittted Christmas tree with beads so it works as a fidget toy. Design by Craftingintx. Using Bernat velvet and size 10 (6 mm) knitting needles, this was quick to make. I used a crochet hook to put the silver beads on every other row. I would decrease one stitch in from…
