Happy Puppy

I have finished what I think will be my last toy for awhile. I'm hoping to focus on getting my office space set up and start playing around with my letterpress printer.

Here is "Happy Puppy" from the Lion Brand site again. This girl is tiny, but turned out pretty cute. I used stash yarn that I don't think is as thick and heavy as the yarn the pattern calls for. She and "Pink Puppy" will be a gift for a friend of my mom who is having a girl this winter. Fun!

I (heart) Elephants

Here is my finished "Amigurumi Elephant" from the Lion Brand Yarn website. He's very tiny compared to the other toys I've made, but so dang cute. I used some of the leftover yarn from the pants to crochet him.

I have a plan for a onesie to match this cute little guy as part of a gift. I'll post that as soon as I get it done.

Pink Puppy Love

My mom asked me to make some gifts for a friend who is having a girl later this fall. She picked a couple of the puppy toys from the Lion Brand site. I am loving all of the toy patterns on that site. PLUS, they just made ALL of their patterns FREE! So awesome! I'm working on a pair of pants from the site right now as well. I think they are going to be super cute.

Anyhow, here is the happy pink puppy :) Isn't she cute! You can find her on the site HERE. I was able to use stash yarn again and I embroidered her entire face. I think the pattern calls for plastic eyes. I find it's easy enough to embroider eyes and it is safer for babies.

Aaarrgh, matey!

My friend Cathy asked if I would make a stuffed toy for her son. I sent her a link to the Lion Brand website's "Toys" free patterns and she chose the stuffed Pirate. I dug into my stash yarn to find colors I thought would be the most pirate-like. The final outcome is pretty cute. He had an awesome smile on his face when she gave it to him. Aarrrgh! Pirates rule!

Giraffe-mania

I just finished this giraffe for my friends daughter. She'll be two next week and her birthday party theme is "safari/jungle". I'd been eyeing this giraffe pattern for a while and had just the right colors in my stash to make it. It was super easy, fun and fast. I love projects that I can finish in less than a week. Also, my friend's little girl is apparently very into giraffes right now. So, it was all around a great project.

I used the pattern on the Lion Brand Yarn website. It is free if you register with the site. They have TONS of free patterns available.



My favorite part is the head/face. The horns and ears are so dang cute!