I love to make and sell toys at craft fairs although that is not happening this year. I also like to play with my knitting machines when I am not hand knitting or crocheting.
I have made a bunch of kid’s sweaters, not yet photographed, and wanted to knit something different. I, like a lot of us, collect patterns as well as yarn and had purchased a few of Maggie Andrews pattern books for machine knits online. Included in that pattern haul was a book of toys. The legs, body, and head are worked in one piece and the arms and ears, etc. are knit separately. It was designed for a standard gauge machine which would give you a little 15cm stuffie.
I had my bulky out (I only have room in my craft den to have one machine out at a time) from the sweater run and want to continue that so I adapted. Using the same row and stitch count gave me this little guy who is about 22cm tall and really cute except that his nose, which I hand knit, could have been a little higher on his snout. Happy, happy me!
I think that this could also be hand knit with the same row and stitch count. Who needs to worry about gauge when you are making something that can be any size? It is a great little stash buster and I will be making more; next attempt will be a bunny.
Thanks for reading once more and remember to spread kindness around freely during the week ahead.
