I've started knitting a toy owl for my daughter - something I've never done before! (I imagine there will be a lot of "firsts" in this blog; I'm all for experimenting but haven't really mastered anything!) I was rather reluctant to have a go at a toy. It seems quite fiddly and even if I have knitted lots of flowers, those owl feet look really tricky, more intricate than anything I've ever knitted. Along with the tiny teddy, they are going to have to be stuffed by tweezer. Aaaargh. Fiddly stuff was never my forte. So far it's going all right, after a false start in which I pulled apart the owl body when it was only two or three inches long. The increase instructions don't make sense to me so I had to use my own maths to get an even increase across the row (unless, of course, you're not supposed to have an even increase, in which case my owl is doomed before it's even dressed!) So far I've done the body and the nightdress. I'm about to start the wings, followed by the terrifying looking feet. This is supposed to be a "perfect first toy project." We'll see!
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| From Simply Knitting Issue 71 Sept 2010 |
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