Ta-Da! Tuesday: Farmyard Bag

september 2009 004, originally uploaded by Annaelizc. My original plan was to make a fold out farmyard bag to go with the knitted animals for Boo’s 3rd Birthday. However his Nan decided to buy him a wooden farmyard so I abandoned that idea and decided to just make a storage bag for all of the [...]

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Ta-Da! Tuesday: Poorly Ted needs a bed Mummy!!

This morning when we got up my eldest toddler announced his Teddy bed was poorly and needed a bed (and he needed one immediately)!  So I decided to put to good use some squares I knitted a few years ago. They were for a huge throw from one of those partwork things you collect. I [...]

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Things I love Thursday: Knitting animals!

It’s still work in progress, i need to buy some straws and glue (and get some dark brown wool for the mane and tail) but I am loving how well my first animal is coming along

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WIP Wednesday: Farmyard Frolics

This is my biggest/ most ambitious project yet! I am making a Farmhouse/Farmyard and animals for my toddlers 3rd Birthday. The farmhouse will be quilted and have a carry handle. It will store all the animals inside to carry around, but also fold out flat to make a farmyard to play with the animals on. [...]

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Ta-Da! Tuesday: Caterpillar Toy

Ok, It has no eyes. Eyes make him look like a dog, or a mouse, or a rabbit…. so I suppose it should still be WIP not TA-DA! but here is is anyway, my as good as finished caterpillar for my very nearly one year olds birthday! The pattern is from Augusts ‘Let’s knit’ magazine [...]

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