The New Yarnigans Blog

aaaaand… he’s done!

Work in progress.  The creepy stage.

Life story of a knitted toy

Today only, all three colors of the “Theodore” bear are buy one, get one 50% off.  This means two amazing knitted teddies for just $45.  There are limited quantities available so act fast!

(Source: yarnigans.etsy.com)

Holiday production is already in full swing here at Yarnigans, so I wanted to show a little bit of my “behind the scenes”.  These wool bears were knitted out of unprocessed, un-dyed wool and washed to bring out their natural softness. They then got fluffed up and posed and are in various stages of drying.  Soon they will be tagged, packaged up, and sent out to shops, looking for homes.

Improvised this doll over several days to submit to the Julia A. Purnell Museum in Snow Hill, MD for their annual Delmarva Needle Art Show.  The doll’s body is crocheted from Cascade 220 on a size G hook.  The clothes were knitted on size US 3 double pointed needles from various sock yarns, improvised from real patterns for children, with added fair isle accents.  More pictures over at flickr.

Pattern possibly coming soon

“Bugs, Bugs, Bugs” pattern:

As a mother of a little boy, I often feel guilty at the toy boxes full of girly toys that my son has gotten from my knitting pile. It’s not that the dolls and rabbits in dresses go unappreciated, but I was really starting to feel that I should come up a pattern that is more suitable for the toddler boy scene. I quickly came up with the idea of bugs— not just one bug, but a pattern for the different segments of a bug that can be mixed and matched to make several different little critters. The bugs are knitted on US size 3 double pointed needles in the round on worsted weight wool. I used Cascade 220 wool. Make whatever segments you need to create a caterpillar, ant, bee, butterfly, or a bug of your (or your child’s) creation.

I finally put this pattern up for sale today on Ravelry and Etsy.  To celebrate, I’m having a giveaway on my Yarnigans Facebook page.  The winner will get one each of the butterfly, caterpillar, and bee softies, as well as a copy of the pattern itself.  Check out my facebook here to enter the contest.