Sturdylegs the Donkey Is Done

The knitted donkey work in progress that I wrote about last week is finished. Here he is!

Sturdylegs the Donkey

Sturdylegs the Donkey

We decided our newest mom-made toy is named Sturdylegs the Donkey. Other name contenders—all great suggestions from Lucas—were Nightsky, Faithful, and Chimney. His names were so perfect and creative, it makes me want to knit three more donkeys just to use them all. (I doubt any family of four needs four knitted donkeys, however.)

Sturdylegs is all one piece, knitted from wool yarn and stuffed with wool roving. His mane and tail tuft is black acrylic because that’s what I had. The pattern is from Toymaking with Children by Freya Jaffke.

I’ve started knitting a cat, which is far easier than the donkey.  😉

Posted In: books,crafts,kids,love,play,skills,waldorf on June 8, 2010 Comments (2)

2 Responses to “Sturdylegs the Donkey Is Done”

  • The Tan Family
    June 8, 2010 at 8:05 pm

    Sara, the donkey is adorable! I remember seeing you working on him last week. I love the name, too. 🙂

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  • Sara
    June 12, 2010 at 10:39 am

    Thanks, Jennifer! I’m pretty pleased with him. I had to learn new techniques to create him, so that’s super cool!

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