Wildlife in the Kitchen!

Tucked into a little napkin holder near the kitchen table, are a few of my favorite little bears and bunnies. The knitted bear in the back row center is Cornelius, the first button and thread jointed bear i ever made. He was named after my Grandfather, so he lives here in the kitchen. All other bears and buns were lovingly and expertly made by my friend Jess, from Teddybearswednesday. Jess is a teddy bear expert. The two bears in the back row are handmade by Jess using her own pattern, made of aged mohair and they are fully jointed. The two little bunnies in the front are little sister buns and are crocheted Amigurumi style dolls.... Every time i look at these little critters they make me smile....I hope they bring a smile to you too! Visit Jess' Etsy shop here

Hoppiness is.....

Hoppiness is....

A kitchen table full of knitted bunnies
being sewn, stuffed and embellished!

I am always surprised how they seem to take on their own little personalities.
I love making these little guys....

Ready to Go

I finally finished the Jelly Bean Bunny and Jelly Bean Piggy i've been working on. I have no problem knitting them up, but it seems to take me forever to sew the seams and put them together! These little guys need buttons or bows for embellishments...

Here's a backside view...And they are standing on Lola's new Dolly blanket. She has since asked for another one in red.

And these Teddy Bear Beanies are ready to go to The Anchor 5 Boutique in Downtown Troy. They are a cute way to keep those little fuzzy heads warm in this freezing weather we are having! More Valentine Hats to come!

Huggable

Just to let you know, my hand knit little bunnies and teddies are available in the following shops in downtown Troy NY: Anchor 5 Boutique, and Artcentric,
both on River Street.
(Anchor 5 is in the same spot as The Paper Sparrow used to be!)
I am also working hard to get a few of the little critters into my own Etsy shop too. I just thought i would share this picture of Lola giving a few of her little friends a big hug. You can never have too much cuteness!

Hunny Bunnies

Spring is coming and so are the bunnies! Here are two new patterns i have tried just in time for Spring and Easter!

Both are bunnies, and both so different!This little guy is a pattern i got from a wonderful blog/shop called Twinsknit He is an amigurumi style bunny and super easy and fast to knit up. The good folks at Twinsknit are chock full of wonderful patterns and are ok with the sale of any finished toys made from their patterns... I LOVE their easy to follow instructions and bought a few patterns with intentions of buying many more!

And i am happy with the way this guy turned out...He was also surprisingly easy to knit up and is much more sophisticated than most of my other projects so far. You can also buy this pattern from Barbara Prime of Fuzzy Mitten in her Etsy shop. Barbara is also amazingly generous with her policies about selling toys made from her patterns, and even sharing the patterns with friends and families. You can read about her pattern policies here.

Anyway, both of these bunnies will be available either in my Etsy shop, or my daughter's brick and mortar shop, The Paper Sparrow in downtown Troy, NY. I'm working on yet another bunny pattern i bought from Twinsknit and i'll be posting that as soon as i finish her...

Oh i am having so much fun playing with all these knitted and crocheted toys!