April 8: giraffe

Today’s toy is a knitted owl. This design is mine. I made this one a little smaller. Using Big twist cotton and size 2 needles, this pattern is so quick. I really enjoyed the speckled yarn.

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 by Betty Lampen. This is a simple garter stitch bear made out of rectangles. Using Premier Bloom Chenille and size 3 needles, it was very simple. I added a ribbon around the neck. My notes from my Ravelry project page: I knitted on the legs before sewing up the…

Today’s toy is a knitted bird by my design. I was trying out just one strand of a thicker yarn and testing the pattern. Using Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn Prints and Big Twist yarn and size 2 needles, this came out quite nicely.

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 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…