She’s Crafty!
I recently tried my hand at knitting toy animals from a (rather vague) pattern in a book called Toymaking With Children (by Freya Jaffke), which is a Waldorf mama/teacher staple. These are my first attempts. The sheep is made from wool yarn and stuffed with wool roving, a la anthroposophical specifications. The duck is made from acrylic yarn and stuffed with wool roving. I didn’t have the right kind of yarn for the duck’s bill and had to improvise. Also, following the "duckling" pattern resulted in a duck that was way too long. I ended up stuffing part of the body into itself to make the proportions right. (I’m not one to scrap a project and start over, even when that’s the right thing to do.)
Yellow Duck and Ba Ba Black Sheep
I had to learn to do this because Lucas is knitting a sheep at school (he will resume his project in the fall). We’re going to try making chickens together next!
So far, Asher has decided they are great fun to throw.
June 25, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Those are adorable!
June 25, 2009 at 4:13 pm
OMG I love them! How cute!
June 26, 2009 at 2:55 pm
I never stop being impressed by your ability to learn new things, to try new thing and excel at them.
June 26, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Thank you!
June 26, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Thanks!
June 26, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Thanks, MrJ. That’s sweet. 🙂