Craft - Month 3

[smallhobbit]

First up I finished the cross stitch by the end of the first week of July.  Hooray!


After which I decided to try some other crafts.  Back in early spring I had ordered some wool for my mother, and the website I'd ordered from had some free amigurumi crochet patterns, so I'd made a collection and decided to have a go.  I have done some crochet, but was finding I was battling with it, so thought I'd try converting the patterns into knitting patterns.  I did a lot of knitting in the past, so it turned out okay, and I knitted a whale and a penguin chick.

   

At which point I realised that I really wanted to knit rather than crochet, and that it would help if I had some actual knitting patterns. 

I found the Twenty to Make series with Tiny Toys to Knit and Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit and began with a goldfish.



I then found the website for the publishers of the books: Search Press.  Along with ordering another book (more Christmas decorations), I found they had a few free patterns, so I knitted another penguin.



I also bought several small balls of different coloured wool and knitted some parrots.



 

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Congrats on the cross stitch! You've been at it a long time and it looks great! And your birds are very twee and cute.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much - it took just over 18 months, but was worth the effort.

I'm glad you like the birds - they were just a quick fun knit :)

[mightymads]

Tiny knitted birds and other toys are very cute!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[kingstoken]

Cute little knitted creatures

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[badly_knitted]

Wow, don't the flowers just jump out at you? It looks fabulous!

Also love your little knitted critters, especially the whale and the parrots. Really looks like you've been having fun!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I'm really pleased with it!

I'm pleased you like them - the parrots in particularly are fun - although fiddly to put together.

[badly_knitted]

I still haven't started trying to stitch my ghosts together!

[blueraccoon]

the birds are so cute!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much!

[mafief]

Yahoo for completing the cross-stitch!!!

Your critters are totally adorable. Will you be making a set for your granddaughter?

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

They're a little bit small for my granddaughter, but I could make them a bit bigger for her.

[howsmyenglish]

The tiny birds and fishes are so sweet!
But congrats on the cross stitch! I admire you! I'd never have had the patience to do something like this It looks great!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I enjoyed having something which I had to concentrate on and ignore everything else.

[adafrog]

Yay for finishing!
Cute.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[castiron]

Lovely cross-stitch, and fun knitting -- I especially like the parrots.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I was really pleased with how the parrots turned out.

[therealsnape]

That cross stitch looks fabulous!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I'm delighted you like it.

[rusty_armour]

The cross stitch looks AMAZING! Congratulations on finishing it! It was obviously worth the time and effort! :-D

The knitted toys are great! I especially like the colourful parrots and the whale. :-)

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much! Yes, it was very rewarding, and I enjoyed doing it.

I'm glad you like the parrots and the whale - they made a complete change from a large piece of cross stitch.

[margaret_r]

The cross stitch is beautiful, congratulations on finishing it off, and I adore those little soft toys. Think my favourites are the parrots but the penguins are gorgeous too. I know one little boy and one little girl who would love to have them all. I should get out my crochet hooks and look for patterns!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much. I'm starting to knit parrots for my granddaughter - the ones in the photo are only about 2cm high, so I'm doubling the pattern for her. I'm sure you'll be able to find some patterns. The two websites are used are UK ones, because I've ordered goods from them, but there must be equivalent Australian ones.

[luthienberen]

Congratulations on the cross stitch! The time you poured into it has paid off x

Wow, your animals are so cute.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

Yes - they've been fun to knit.

[moth2fic]

Why didn't I see this post??? Love the final panel. Love the tiny knits, too.

[smallhobbit]

I have a feeling you were doing something at the end of July ...

I'm delighted you like the end product, and also the tiny knits (which I've continued with as you know!)

[moth2fic]

Of course! That's when we went to Dorset and had no internet for a week!

[froodle]

Oh my GOSH those parrots!!

[smallhobbit]

I really like the parrots!