I'm usually not someone who knits many toys. I usually have a long queue of mittens, hats, cowls and (my favorite) sweaters to work on. And I do have a really long list of mittens, hats, cowls and sweaters right now, but.....then I picked up the newest Knit Simple magazine and saw these....
What suckered me in was the fox. A fox! So awesome. I have to have one. And since bribing my daughter into knitting things for me isn't going so well, I am shoving all those mittens, hats, cowls and sweaters down the line a little bit and I'm diving into...a toy. A toy for me, yay!
I've found the perfect fox colors in Classic Worsted (the shop's got over 26 different colors to choose from by the way!).
And am rather entranced by the owls as well. But instead of following the designers stripes and fair isle pattern I think I will use the Classic Worsted Tapestry. It fair isle patterns all on it's own and will make for a super quick project.
And quick is good (remember that long queue...), plus there is a rather impatient, small, but incredibly demanding person waiting for his owl! :)
For more wonderful pictures of these super cute toys, (the squirrel magically turns into a hedgehog!) check out the designer's blog Susan B. Anderson .
Very cute Jennifer! I've been tempted by toys more than once. I plan to make an adorable little lamb one of these days soon and it is actually a Susan B. Anderson pattern as well!
http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/susanbanderson/18496352/lamb_01_medium.jpg
Posted by: Stephanie | 10/19/2010 at 09:51 AM
Oooh! So cute!! Have you seen the Ysolda ones too? The Polar Bear is adorable. Shoot, now I'm becoming a toy knitter too. My queue is getting totally insane!
Posted by: Jennifer | 10/26/2010 at 07:29 AM
if you love foxes there is a knitted fox over at debibirkin.com plus amazing over knitted toys
Posted by: julie | 04/20/2011 at 11:10 PM