itty bitty knits

so i've been a knitting maniac lately. every night when ezra goes to bed i sneak back out to the living room to work up some new creation for his ever growing collection of mama knit toys. i got this wonderful book, itty bitty toys, from susan b. anderson and it has fulfilled my needs as a knitter living on a tropical island with no need for knitwear. thankfully i have a three year old son who loves playing with his animals and this recent interest in his creative play has flourished.

first we have 'lola' whom ezra named after our real dog lola back home in california

(sunny our other dog is in the works)

this pattern is called 'wrap me up puppies' because you knit

a little blanket for them to be rolled up in

great practical life skills are taught

while trying to button the little bobble button

then... i absolutely love this and so does ezra. i made a little nest and egg....

that is reversible and turns into a little blue bird when you turn it inside out!

there are several reversible patterns in this book

and i think i am going to make every one of them i love this pattern so much

ezra of course asked for a mama bird

so i modified the original pattern slightly to make this bigger bird.

i can't keep up with his requests fast enough,

but have been able to make one item in a day or two.

this is sookie.

i found the pattern for her on ravelry.

it's an amigurumi crochet pattern and it was super fun to make.

i find all these toy patterns very satisfying to make with quality yarn.

they knit up very fast and give me

all the satisfaction knitting brings me.

here she stands next to 'pingu' the first toy i knit for ezra from the book.

after receiving pingu with much delight he asked for 'sookie.'

(ezra is obsessed with this show pingu

and he and daddy named pingu's little sister sookie)

here is sookie after i made her purple feet (cringe) per ezra's request...

i'm currently working on another bluebird in her egg and nest for a birthday present for a little one year old island baby friend. am also knitting up sunny and another blanket and have many toys in the queue for the holidays. happy knitting!