Mar 05 2006

weebles wobble but they don’t fall down

Published by Mintyfresh at 8:41 am under project spectrum, toys

Look what I made!

doll


Click to see him up close!

Yesterday I tried to knit and do work at the same time. Guess what eventually won that challenge. Yes, this little thing. I’m callinghim done.

Pattern: Kate from knitty.com
Yarn: KnitPicks’s Crayon in red and orange
Needles: Addi Turbo US size 3 40″ circ
Method: Magic Loop
Started: Around 2 pm on Saturday, March 4
Finished: 8:30 am on Sunday, March 5 (just had to sew on the 2nd ear)
Modifications: Obviously, I opted for no arms or legs. I sewed on the face using the orange yarn. (It’s a little off-center. Oops.) I also didn’t do the striping the pattern calls for, but instead just did a contrasting band. (I started this band 2 rows after the first color change in the pattern, but ended it where the shirt ends on the real Kate.)
Name: I’m calling him Mr. Clunky, but I recognize that it’s not a very appropriate name. My boyfriend has dubbed him Mr. Mumbles, and I know that’s a better name, but I think he’ll always be Mr. Clunky to me, now that I’ve called him that more than once.
Going to: I was thinking that this would accompany the baby sweater for my boss’s baby, but this might be perfect for the coworker I’m not very close with instead. She’s not due til July, so I’ll have plenty of time to play with it myself. I will probably make more, for other babies, but not too many for coworkers—it would look a little factory-ish, don’t you think? Actually, no. He’s all mine. I’ll never give him away!
Edited to add: I placed him next to the potted plant as some kind of a scale indicator, but I would like to point out that she stands up all on his own and is incredibly cute doing so.

5 Responses to “weebles wobble but they don’t fall down”

  1. # candsmomon 05 Mar 2006 at 2:55 pm

    Your Kate is so cute!! I love the expression on her face. It’ll make such a perfect baby gift, too. Take care! :-)

  2. # jacquelineon 05 Mar 2006 at 3:10 pm

    i love your little kate! the yarn you chose is really interesting and textured looking.

  3. # amylovieon 06 Mar 2006 at 7:39 am

    So cute. I don’t blame you for keeping him.

    Amy

  4. # Rachelon 06 Mar 2006 at 2:01 pm

    That is super cute. As you know, I’m a big fan of Knitpicks Crayon, and I bet knitted in a tighter gauge it works really well for knitted baby toys.

    Enjoy him!

  5. # Lauraon 07 Mar 2006 at 9:21 am

    What a good use for the formerly-baby-blanket-to-be yarn! It makes a great looking toy. Really, really cute. :)

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