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 fins onto the body, so I would need to modify for knitting. I used Charisma yarn; I have A LOT of it. I used size 3 needles, 3.25 mm.
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…
crochet and knit hearts today. I used patterns and made up patterns for many different sizes of hearts to put into a bouquet for my sister, display on my entertainment center and give as gifts to family. Different yarns were used, just any white, pink, red, or purple I had on hand. Sometimes I used…
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 elephant by Jean Greenhowe. Using Lion brand, Red Heart yarn, and size 3 needles, this was a joy. The Ice Cream yarn stripes, so that was easy. The feet were cleverly crafted that I might use in future designs. I put a pipe cleaner in the trunk so it is…
Today’s toy is a knitted frog head. I used the same shape as the bunny head. My sister’s birthday gift was the Honey Bunny candy yarn from Hobbii (https://hobbii.com/yarn) I used 5 mm knitting needles. The eyes were knitted on top with the existing stitches. I did not sew them on. I used scrap yarn…
Today’s toy is the knitted winter mouse by Jean Greenhowe. Using Hobbii’s rainbow 8/4 cotton, Sheepjes catona, and size 2 needles, this was a joy to make. Love making toys that are Christmas themed. The thing she is holding is a package.
