Happy Pets, knitted cat, knitted bear and knitted rabbit

MATERIALS we use:
For knitted toys: Straight needles size US 2 ½ (3mm)
Acrylic yarn in brown, grey, beige, leftovers DK in pink, blue, cyclamen, brown, black.
Polyester stuffing
Pattern from: http://twinsknit.blogspot.com/

Knitted Elephants and Ladybugs

Our new creation -Knitted Elephant and Ladybug.
An elephant with a raised trunk is a symbol of good fortune. There is an another emblem of luck, the Ladybug. It is a love symbol too. Both are perfect gift for newborns :)
The sitting knitted elephant measuring about 14 cm (5.5 inch). All pieces of the toy are knitted flat.

Pattern - own creation.
http://twinsknit.blogspot.com/

Cat bookmark

My elder son said he needed some new funs in his reading and studying. Oh, yes, he likes to have something unique and something very funny ;o)) So, me and Ala were working on knitted cat bookmarks. They are made from acrylic yarn, so if my son gets dirty he can toss them in the washer. He said the bookmarks are really fun and great to mark place in his books.
The bookmarks are worked up quite quickly (some hours) and they are quite easy to knit, using mostly stockinette stitches to create the items.
pattern:our own creation
yarn: acrylic 100%

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Tom Teddy Bear

Tom Bear is made from quite small amounts of yarn. He measures: sitting about 17 cm (6,7 inch), standing: 28 cm (11 inch). All pieces are knitted in round.
Pattern: Twins

Materials:Needles size 2 1/2 (3mm) DPNS and straight 4 (3,5 mm)- to knit bears cardi
Yarn:Leftovers of a similar gauge in DK weight: brown, gold, green, orange and black yarn.
Polyester fiberfill for stuffing

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Hare Girl in Booties

Here is a knitted hare girl. She is a great toys for all ages. We hope you enjoy making her. The Hare Girl measures about 24 cm (9.5 inch) to tip of ears. All pieces are knitted flat.

MATERIALS:
Needles size 2 (2.75mm)
Crochet hook, size 2.50 mm
Leftovers from different projects of a similar gauge in DK or worsted : for hare’s body – brown, grey, yellow or other, any color yarn for clothes and booties.
If you use thicker yarn and bigger size of needles you get a bigger toy.
Pattern: our own

Little Hare Boy

Here is my next knitted hare.
The Little Hare Boy measures about 24 cm (9.5 inch) to tip of ears. All parts of him were knitted in the round with minimal sewing.
To knit the toy I used soft medium yarn and DPNS 2,5 mm. I knitted him using my own pattern.All pieces of bodies are knitted using stockinette sitches, for ears I use garter stitches.
Look, how funny he is:o))

Pattern:Twins knit
Needles: DPNS 2,5 mm
Yarn: 100 % acrylic DK
To fill: poly granules

Flower Power Elephants

The pattern for elephants is for free. It would be great a “happy back to school day” surprise for your kid or just something to knit in between bigger projects :o).
Toys were knitted on double pointed needles. They knit up quickly and is a great way to use up small amounts of yarn.
The pattern is available to download on Ravelry

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Sunny Teddy Bear

Today I would like to show my knitted teddy bear from an adorable Jean Greenhowe knitting patterns collection "Jean Greenhowe's Traditional Favourites". I think the teddy is a perfect project for advanced knitters and the teddy has been designed to look like the teddies from my childhood. He is traditional in appearance the design.

This little guy is knit with yellow acrylic yarn with 2.5 mm needles.

I made one little modification in the pattern - my teddy bear has bigger eyes.

I really enjoyed working with the pattern, it knitted up so nicely! My teddy's name is Promyczek (Sun Ray) because of his yellow body. The seated Teddy measures 22 cm (8.7 inch) from the base of the body to the top of the head.
Pattern: Jean Greenhowe's Traditional Favourites
Yarn: DK 100% acrylic 300 m = 100 g
Needles: 2,5 mm circular

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Gnomes

Gnome - front

Gnome - back

All pieces of the toys I knitted on DPNs. No sewing legs, arms and body!

Look for Modraszek's curious eyes ;o)). Nice, aren't?

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Koala Bear

Here is my knitted koala. This adorable little bear is from "Knitted Animals" by Jean Greenhowe. The pattern is easy and pretty fast to knit. Koala measures 12 cm (4.7 inch) from top to toe, excluding the ears.

Pattern: "Knitted Animals" by Jean Greenhowe
Yarn: Kotek (100% acrylic) 300 m = 100 g in beige and white colour
Needles: 2.5 mm DPNS

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Little Red

I've just finished another Jean Greenhowe dolly. This one is Little Red Riding Hood. I made her for my husband's cousin's daughter who will be two in December. Her grandmother (hubby's aunt) asked me to make a simple, indestrucible doll and this is the result. I'm less than thrilled with the feet and am considering doing something to them. She still needs some ribbon added for a belt and around the wrists, but she is very cuddly and very sweet I think!

Baby Bunny

Meet my fbunny :o) Pattern of it - own idea.
It was fun to play with the toy and it was a quick knit :o).

Yarn: recycled thin wool in flesh tone, grey, white and black colour

Needles: 2 mm circular

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Big Foot

I finished my Big Foot Bunny! His pattern is in Zoe Mellor Knitted Toys. I made this guy in woolease that I had stashed. He's not soft enough for my 6 month old but he's the perfect shelf sitter. My Grandmother-in-law has a birthday this month and I'm thinking that he would LOVE to go home with her. I included a picture of the bunny before the bow tie since the bow adds personality. The pattern was simple but had lots of pieces to sew in (the soles and the ears). It took me two weeks to get motivated enough to finish it up but I am sure glad that I did. I opted to skip a mouth so that he had a classic toy look. Next on my list? Something from Lucinda Guy...

Slithery Snake

Pattern: Slithery Snake from Knitted Toys by Zoe Mellor.
Yarn: Odd bits of Wool-Ease (green and natural) and Red Heart (blue)
Needles: Sz 8 Clover bamboo circulars
Dates: early July-July 14
For: The Neph who turned 4 on Saturday!
Mods: Didn't do as many colors, went with a larger gauge yarn and needle, didn't follow the pattern exactly (as I seemingly can't read), was a touch shorter than the finished measurements.
Thoughts: Cute! Went quickly, though I was disappointed not to use up more stash yarn. Must find more uses for it.

Also: There is a minor error in the pattern - it calls for you to cast on 12 stitches, and then to increase in the first row to 12 stitches. You should cast on 8 instead.