So, this is my first attempt at knitting a soft toy. This is Melanie Nykamps's Easy Peasy Elephant kit. Melanie has a shop over at Folksy and specialises in Steiner Waldorf-style knitted toys, patterns and kits.
The wool that came with the kit was lovely (another shedder though and I'd just hoovered the living room!). The kit is made on 5.5mm needles and all in garter stitch. The body is a single piece and then you knit two ears and add a plaited or crocheted tail (you don't get a prize for guessing which I did).
The making up took a little care and prodding to get a reasonable shape. In line with the simple style of the toy, it doesn't come with eyes, but I added a couple of buttons from my stash. I made the whole thing in an evening and was quite pleased it was recognisible as an elephant when I'd finished with it.
I got my husband to photograph the finished elephant with his camera as I was doing my necklace at the same time and his camera is better for small things. He thinks the elephant's ears should be back (as they are in the picture), but I like them forward. Any thoughts?
I'm now on with a knitted rabbit, which at the moment seems terrifyingly big, perhaps due to an unwise yarn substitution. I'll let you know after the weekend...
Melx
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