Duck rattle

OK, so maybe I've gone a little duck crazy. This one is a smaller version, minus legs. I put a jingle bell inside to make it a rattle.

Madelynn's duck

OK, I'm still having fun with my copy of the bird I saw on Etsy. This time I switched up the colors and stripe width to make the duck for my friend Priscilla's newborn baby girl, Madelynn Claire. I also made the wings a little longer to fit her initials on one. Finally, I threw in a couple of jingle bells to turn this duck into more of a toy.

Baby Toys

I have been crocheting a fair amount since Rockam was born... it just hasn't shown up on the blog! While my mom was here, I did another scarf bunny, a couple more nests, two baby hats (gotta throw some photos up of those if either will fit Rock's head) and these cute little rattles based on Ana Paula Rimoli's pattern in "Amigurumi Two!" The above rattle has jingle bells crocheted into a middle row about five stitches apart. It's supposed to be a tambourine for Stephen. He only plays with it occasionally though :-(

These two rattles were made for a friend's baby shower. They've got jingle bells inside. I learned how to do lettering from June Gilbank's Idiot's Guide to Amigurumi.