Elizabeth Zimmerman's Baby Surprise Bonnet, knit to match Roo's Baby Surprise Jacket, using the half skein of Ty Dy Cotton I had left, interspersed with some undyed cotton I had lying around that turned out to be exactly the same weight and texture, and blends in delightfully.
Along the same lines, Roo's Bunny is equally sweet and, ahem, unpolished:
And I've made my first toy, which for whatever reason was something I was really nervous about (it keeps a shape? On its own? How am I supposed to make it do that?) And I have a whole lot of stuffing leftover, so it's unlikely to be the last.
And if it looks (what did they say about the Velveteen Rabbit? Well-loved?) already, then that's just testament to its huggability and just imagine what it will look like when subjected to your standard child-love. I hope it survives.
4 comments:
Hi
Just discovered your blog and I love it! I can totally relate to your baby-knitting mania, I was there a few months back... Love the stuff you`re knitting.
I soo love the bunny, I think I`ll buy yarn tomorrow to make my son one... Maybe I`ll make it in cotton though, as he is in the phase where he puts everything in his mouth!
Best,Linda
Everything here is awesome. Teach me, yoda.
I thought of the Velveteen Rabbit here! I loved that story when I was a kid (still do!) and wished I had a rabbit like that. Glad Roo will have one!
Linda--yeah, I'm mostly knitting with cotton, but everything likely to be chewed on (blanket, doll) is so far Alpaca. Maybe a little fuzz in the mouth will discourage Baby from snacking on her toys...
Kate (Middleton?)--anytime, lady!
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