It turns out that Pile-able Pups come in more than one breed!

Grace of Kathryn Ivy whipped up a lovely set of neapolitan-flavored dogs…

She was nice enough to blog about the project in detail, with lots of wonderful photos.

Lisamarykay1 proved that a single Pile-able Pup can be just as cute on its own. Especially if it has some treats to keep it company!

This guy looks a little like a cross between a dog and a seal, no? So cute!

I say this a lot, but it’s always such a thrill to see other knitters’ results from my patterns. Can’t wait to see what other varieties of pups pop up!

Thank you to Grace, Lisa and Alice for your testing help!

I haven’t yet gotten around to typing up a pattern for Seedy, but in the meantime, purpgee2000 has posted a pattern for a reversible Seedling inspired by Seedy on Poison Cupcake Knits. Very cute!

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.

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!