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Babies Part two

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Babies! Part 2 Knitting for babies can be so much fun! And there's always another baby. A cocoon blanket is fun because it's faster than a baby blanket and it's like a mini sleeping bag. I also made baby booties and a poncho. The poncho is nice because it's easier than a piece of clothing. My friend put her poncho on her son for Cinco de Mayo. Cocoon Blanket Baby Cocoon Blanket Inspiration  https://mrsmissymuffet.blogspot.com/2010/02/laurel-love-cocoon.html?m=1   20” circumference x 20” long Bernat blanket brights big ball-Jump rope wt 6 220 yards   Size 13 needle circular 16” Size 13 double pointed needle (switch to when circular gets too tight)     Start with 4-4.5 yards and make slip knot   Co 54/ 48 stitches (24”) Knit to 16” Shape crown K4, k2tog (40) Knit even rows K3, k2tog (32) Knit  K2, k2tog (24) Knit K1, k2tog (16) Knit  K2tog (8) Gather tail and weave ends Llama Mama baby booties  Llama baby booties  Start with baby bootie pa...

Elephant Lovey

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  Elephant Lovey  I made this adorable Elephant Lovey for my niece. I combined a few ideas. Perfect gift for a baby Inspiration: http://elephantaday2.blogspot.com/2013/09/elephant-no-13-small-knitted-elephant.html?m=1 http://web.archive.org/web/20100107111450/http:/www.groupepp.com/dishbout/kpatterns/grfavorite.html  Elephant Lovie Pattern Blanket: CO 4 stitches size 9 needle, size 3 yarn Increases: K2 YO knit across Continue this pattern until 88 stitches are on the needle Decrease: K1, K2tog, YO, K2tog knit across Repeat until 4 stitches are on the needle and BO Head Co 6 stitches size 8 needle size 3 yarn Knit row Kfb increase to 12 stitches Knit row Kfb increase to 24 stitches Knit row (K1,kfb) repeat to 36 stitches Knit row Kfb, k1 to 54 stitches (6” wide) Knit rows until the piece is 3” long K2tog to 36 stitches Knit row (K2tog, k1) to 24 stitches Knit row K2tog to 12 stitches Knit row K2tog to 6 stitches   Trunk I cord—5 stitches Knit to 3” (Stop knitting i cord f...

Woodland creatures for Baby Mobile

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 Woodland Creatures Mobile When I was pregnant with my 2nd child, I made these Baby Mobile characters to replace the characters on my daughter’s old nursery set. The kids now like to play with the characters and sometimes they even hang them on our Christmas tree  Woodland Creatures for Baby Mobile  This pattern is actually over 2.5 years old but decided to post this separately as it is a large project    Loosely based off this pattern in reverse http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/owl-puff   Also loosely based off the appearance of the creatures from this seller on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftyAlienStudio?ref=s2-header-shopnam   WHOLE Pattern Size 6 needle All ANIMALS:    Leave at least 2 feet of tail at both ends of your creatures for sewing   .....   owl CO 24 stitches Stockinette pattern for easy color changes 12 rows color one (Knit odd, purl even rows) 12 rows color two k4 k2tog* (20 stitches) Purl k3 k2...

Cupcake Purse

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Who doesn’t love a cupcake purse? This purse I made for my daughter with a little inspiration from those Shopkin’s toys/Real Littles (those little food characters with faces). https://www.moosetoys.com/our-brands/shopkins-brand-page/ I combined the bottom of a water bottle holder pattern with a cupcake hat pattern and then formed a flap for the purse. Cupcake Purse Pattern Yarn:  Sugar n cream. Colors: hot pink (base & liner), fleur de lavande (icing), country red (cherry) , tea rose (mouth) ***Be mindful that this purse starts knit flat, then is connected to knit in the round and back to flat. Remember stitches look different in the round than knit flat. ***Knit the bottom of the purse (section one) if you would like the purse 3D with a circular bottom. This will probably need something inside the purse to maintain its shape. If you would like a flat purse, skip to section two and simply seam the bottom*** ———— Section One: Bottom of purse Knit garter (stockinette if knit in r...