Koolsheep’s knit blog

OK — I finished Bubby Bunny and the rest of that yarn is going in the donate pile. It was a pain in the rear to knit with (especially since it was bulky and I was knitting it on size 6’s — they’re the only dpn’s I have!). But despite the difficulties, I think she turned out pretty cute. And much bigger than a typical Bubby, which is nice. Jules decided she wanted a Miffy-style face, so that’s what she got.

So yes, I’m done with toys for a while now. I have the last soaker to knit from my ‘Trio of Neutrals’ listing in, oh geez, was it November?? — No, I just checked, it was the beginning of December. Anyway, this customer had the brilliant idea of doing a Lord of the Rings trilogy, so we’ve had Rivendell, Lorien, and this last one will feature the tree of Gondor. So fun

I’d still like to dye some yarn, maybe later today and list a few semi-custom slots early next week. And for those who are interested, I’ll be listing a fully custom, you-pick-everything slot at the Fluff Factory auctions starting February 26th.

OK, first of all, apparently I now have knitting ADD. I can’t work on anything that’s going to take longer than a few evenings. I just cannot get into that cable sweater. It may never get finished, along with the three other sweaters I was going to knit out of that Alice Starmore book.

I’m loving knitting toys, though. Lookie what I finished for Iggy last night:

Here’s the pattern. It was kind of a pain knitting with chenille but I love how it made such a soft, textured fabric. I understuffed him so he’s very squishy. I was going to do Baby Bobbi bear for Jules next, but now she’s decided she wants a rabbit. So I’m going to adapt Bubby to become a Bubby bunny.

After all this, I’m ready to get back into some KSS knitting. Hopefully I’ll get to dye yarn this weekend and stock some semi-customs early next week