...so this is the really long post of all of Little Sissie's little birthday pressies...
...this one is
Nerida's Star Pillow...for the star part...the little pink and cream striped nightcap and the face are mine...
...I'm trying to make sure that Little Sissie has the same Grandmommy-made things that Big Sissie does...her star pillow is
here...and I made the cap using the leftover yarn from her
Rosie the Sleepy Bunny...Little Sissie will get Elton...and her ball is
here...so same...but a little bit different...
...you start with two pretty basic single crochet circles...
...and then you sandwich those and start making the star points...
...once I had the two 'legs'...haha...I went ahead and added his little pink circle 'cheeks'...
...and then continued making points...
...except for the last one that will by his little sleep cap...and while it's still open...embroider his sleepy eyes and a sweet little smile...
...then I went ahead and stuffed his body...and started crocheting his little pink and cream stripey cap...stuffing as I went...
...then instead of a pompom on the end of the cap...I wanted to add a little sleepy moon...so I crocheted a wonky circle...
...and folded it in two to make a half moon...
...embroidered sleepy eyes and a little smile...
...stitched up the back seam...
...and the little sleepy moon toggle was finished...
...and I added him to the nightcap...
...and her sweet little star pillow was finished...
...I like it a lot...it's really cute and soft...
...and then I made a precious little amigurumi elephant...it's
Elton the Elephant...it was not difficult at all...
...stuffed his 'parts'...
...and stitched him all together...kitten had to check him out...of course...
...here he is with the brown eyes that I didn't like that you already heard about...
...but now...they don't bother me that badly...haha...
...but I unpicked those...
...made the new eyes and stitched them on...
...and then for the final little Grandmommy-made giftie...I made her a ball...it's the
Oh Balls pattern...like the one that I made for my niece...except in beachball colours...and I only have a little bit of each colour...leftover from my
Beachball Porch Pillow...
...so I knit one of those little banana panels in each colour...
...kitten...of course claims then while they're on the floor...
...arranged them in the colour order that I liked...
...and started stitching them all together...
...all stitched...wrong side out...
...right side out and ready for stuffing...
...it's the perfect size for little hands...
...it turned out pretty perfectly...
...I really like the beach ball effect...
...so we gathered everything together...
...and put it in a sweet little striped gift bag and sent it to Japan...
...obviously this is not all from this week...but what's in your workbasket this week?...
~Have a lovely day!
So adorable and colorful!! Love, K
ReplyDeleteAwwww...thanks,
DeleteLove,
T
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my gooooooooooooooooooooodness the cuteness in this post! That star almost make me squeak. Good work, Teresa. You are so talented (and thoughtful)!
ReplyDeleteAwww thanks Beth,
Delete...it's a lot of fun making these little gifties...
~Have a lovely day!
I say this all the time, but you make the cutest things!! Love the star and moon :)
ReplyDeleteAwww thanks Karen,
Delete...it's so much fun making these little lovies for my little lovies...
~Have a lovely day!