Knitted Stuffed Elephant

This is Elgar the Elephant, whom I knitted for my cousin's new baby for Christmas.


I got the pattern from this book, which is full of really beautiful patterns that don't take a lot of time. The stuffed animal patterns (they also include one for a teddy bear and for a bunny) are supposed to take between six and eight hours but Elgar probably took me closer to 10 because I'm not terribly diligent. I'm really happy with how he turned out, especially because the project involved a lot of techniques that I had to learn as I was working on it.

I was pretty sad to see him go, even though it was really rewarding to see the baby laugh and cling to him. I might have to make myself the little bunny to ease the pain.

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This has nothing to do with crafting (except maybe I'll knit on the bus) but I get to see my boyfriend in 3 days and I'm super excited. :)

knit blanket for Christmas

For my first real post, here are some pictures of the blanket I knit J for Christmas. It was knit (and crocheted around the edges) on a huge round needle using about 7 different kinds of yarn. The colored stripes switch off between garter and stockinette, so it has a bunch of different textures. All together, I'd estimate it's about 6x7 or 8 feet. I can wrap it around me a bunch of times and there's plenty of length on the floor when I stand up with it. I'm a little bit jealous that J gets to keep it, but I do get to cuddle with it whenever I'm at his place.



If you're short on time, I wouldn't really recommend knitting anything bigger than a small throw on a deadline. I got in the habit of working on it everytime I sat down for a few minutes, but it added up to a lot of hours. J loves it, though, so it was worth the several times I almost set it on fire.