Knitting Out the Crazy

There is so much nuttiness in the world these days.   In order to process it better, I have been knitting, knitting, and knitting.

Tiger Hat modeled by a ball of yarn....

The Tiger Hat is done.  It is now blocked, dry and in the mail on its way to Henry.  I suspect it will be a bit big for Henry, but it can be worn loose...and Henry will grow.

In the same package as the Tiger Hat, is a stuffed lamb for Henry's sister, Rory.

The lamb pattern came from the Toys in the Toy Box collection that I found on Ravelry.  This is the first of the toys I have planned from this collection.

Some of the animals are shown with fuzzy yarns that looked really, really cute.  When I looked up the yarns online it was .... of course...obvious that the yarns were being discontinued.   My reaction?  Not looking for a substitute.  Not me.  I acquired a small stock of the colors that I am most likely to use.

The lamb was a surprising quick knit.   I was not happy with the face so consulted with my sister,

Smiling Lamb

Helen.   After putting her suggestions into play, the lamb looks happy and friendly and perfect for a little girl.

This picture does not show the eyelashes which made the lamb look even more cheerful.

This animal was knit out of regular worsted that I had on hand.   My first consideration was that Rory is four weeks old and likely to be gumming her toys.  The fuzzier yarn would become ...oh...disgusting fairly quickly.   The second consideration is that I have not worked with this designer's patterns before and I wanted to really be able to see how this animal came together.

There are things I will do differently on the next animal.  I do want to make a fuzzy one.   Maybe the donkey next?