I have been working on more projects for the holiday festival booth. I am mostly working on toys at this time because I really like making toys. I hope they will be a big hit and I will be able to sell most of them. I really have no use for them if they do not because there have not been any new babies recently, or any that I know of that are on the way. Anyway, they have been fun to make and I really love them. Here they are.
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| This adorable moose goes along with the other three soft stuffies that I already blogged earlier. I actually made two of these because I gave the first one away to my nephew's granddaughter soon to be born. |
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| This adorable polar bear is going to be the item I donate for the Chinese auction table. He just might be my favorite toy I have ever made. He is so soft and, as with the other stuffies I already made, he does not looked knitted, but really is. |
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| This is my child sized monkey which I have dressed in infant clothing. I had to really search to get a shirt that would match the shorts that I already had. This Smokey the Bear was just the thing I was looking for. |
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| Same monkey as above, just in a sitting position. |
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| Another Noah's Ark play mat like several I have made before. This shows the mat with the animals sewn onto it. |
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| This shows the completed play mat set with the accompanying toy animal laying beside the ones sewn to the mat. I leave the ark open at the top like a pocket so that the toys can be stuffed into it. At each corner there is a ribbon tie so that if wanted, everything can be tied up into a bundle for easy storage. I didn't take a picture of the bundle this time, but I have blogged one before that was bundled. |
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| This is my latest creation. I have made this horse and girl rider before for my grand niece's baby girl. It is such a challenge to get this nobby kneed horse to stand, and then to get him to hold a rider is even more tricky. With a lot of extra reenforcement, I was finally able to succeed. I am also always challenged when trying to get the hair to look right on my dolls. I forgot to put bows in her hair, but it is my intention to do it. |
I am in the process of making two more play mats. One will be with arches and will be a jungle themed mat. The animals will hang from the arches and the toy animals will be knitted. The thing I like about this mat is that I have created a way for the arches to be hooked over a crib so that it can be used as a mobile or as a play mat on the floor. The other mat will be one like I have made before. It will be a farm related mat and will have a large knitted cow with a zipper in the bottom of her stomach so that it will be a place to store the toy animals and the mat when not being used. These toy animals will be sewn on the machine.
Once I get finished with the toys, I want to get back to more knitted projects like hats, scarves, bags, head bands, etc. I have so much to get done before Dec. 2nd so I need to be very busy. I know that I will need to be taking a small break soon to make Halloween costumes. That is always a must do at this time of the year.
