Here we are, closing the final chapter of 2020. While a lot of this year was upside-down and inside-out, there were many things that went right. I’m choosing to remember the good things. My heart is filled with gratitude for all that has been and I look forward to all that is to come. Though this is blog post is different from the way I usually write about my finished projects, I wanted to document my creative 2020 makes. With… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Toys
Spring Bunny
Time to put away the warm woolies and dig out the gardening tools, spring is here! I’ve made several trips to the garden center this past week. It’s time to brighten things up and usher in some color! Spring is indoors too with this cute knitted bunny that I recently finished. It took me a whole day of seaming and stuffing all of the little bunny pieces. I should have followed the instructions and stuffed and seamed as I went… Read more »
Dottie
Meet Dottie, my bunny. Don’t you think she’s just pinch-those-cheeks cute! Yeah, once I knitted that dress, I knew her name had to be Dottie. Stripey tights and shoes with little french knots “snaps” that go on the side Love! So, there is a bit of finishing involved. This bunny is knit in pieces and stuffed and seamed and joined together in increments. However, this means that you can really shape the bunny’s face and tummy to look quite bunny-like…. Read more »
Distraction Tactics
I’ve been working on what I thought was more than a few rows on my Vitamin D cardigan every night. My routine at night is to knit while I go through my PVR list before bed (because who really has the time any more to watch shows at the actual time they’re aired and to suffer through all those commercial breaks?) Anyhow, this is prime knitting time for me and I should have been done with my cardigan with all… Read more »
From Scratch
This is such a proud mama moment… This doll bed was made entirely by my 14-year-old son, Prithvi. He’s been taking woodshop at school as one of his electives and absolutely loves it. So, for his birthday this year we got him a couple power tools. The first thing he built was a saw horse :: gotta have a work surface for all those woodworking projects right? Next up was this… Kiki has been asking for a doll’s bed for… Read more »
Exam fever
Haven’t been able to post or knit lately since it’s exam week (for Prithvi, not me thankfully!!) Lots of cramming happening and hardly any knitting or much of anything else. Off to re-learn about how our muscles and tendons work. Will be back shortly! TTFN
