Long time no post. I’ve been dutifully cranking out puppy parts. Here are the bodies (in the back) plus piles of feet (not quite finished):
Right now I’m at the point where the knitting is done, but the finishing looms. The dogs’ faces are on and the bodies have been seamed and stuffed:
I’m getting a little tired of these dogs. I’m remembering why I don’t knit toys very often. They are Fiddly with a capital F. I’m not afraid of seaming, but I don’t love the way these look stuffed with polyfill. They are awfully lumpy. I think if I had to do them again, I would buy big rectangular sponges and design the dog body to fit the sponge. Then it would be firm and rectangular.
You may have noticed that behind the puppies is a Christmas tree! We went to our favorite tree farm yesterday and selected a lovely Turkish fir. We also got the StandStrait tree stand and I’m told it’s worth every penny of the $29.99 charged. Easy breezy.
Boy, knitting toys really makes me want to knit a sweater. Soon, my Cerisara, soon….
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I was going to make some pile-able pups for knitting friend's impending mommy-hood. Maybe not?
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Try the pups, Steven. I liked them a lot better at the very end than I did in the middle. They really come to life in the final moments. S1 likened it to blocking lace - knitted lace looks awful until you block it, and then it's all worth it.
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