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Knitted Things
Seedy
Apr 30th
Is it a little late in the season for planting seeds?
This one has already started growing feet!
The Knitted Odd-bod Bunch
Apr 16th
I’m very excited about this new book of knitted toy patterns!
The Knitted Odd-bod Bunch contains 35 patterns by Donna Wilson, a UK designer whom I hadn’t previously heard of. I love her funny and artistic versions of animals! I especially like the design of her book and its photography, most of which places the knitted creatures in scenes with hand-illustrated cardboard cutouts as props and scenery elements.
Looking at her website, it seems that Donna mainly concentrates on selling her finished toys and other goods instead of knitting patterns. It’s neat that she uses her designs in such a broad way, something I’ve been thinking about for myself lately.
A Rare (non-)Bird
Apr 10th
How would you like to find this funny fellow in your Easter basket this Sunday?
This ingenious platypus modification to the Which Came First pattern was dreamed up by Beforesunrise. She named her project “too abstruse,” after an Andrew Bird lyric, so this is one cool monotreme!
Check out Beforesunrise’s Ravelry project page for notes on her mods.
Happy Easter!
Easter Dust Bunnies
Apr 7th
I whipped up these guys in just about three hours! This may sound strange, but I think these are the first toys that I’ve made as a gift for kids that I know. (I guess I don’t know so many kids in person.) I hope they like them!
Lovely Shamrocks
Mar 31st
It’s still March for a couple more hours on the west coast, right? Just enough time to squeeze in one last shamrock-themed post for the year.
Aren’t these shamrock pins made by veeda great? Notice something interesting about them? They’re each made of three hearts! Add an I-cord and a pin at the back, and you’re all set for next March. So clever.
