Speckle Cat

 

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.

Sweater Duck

I love to look on Etsy for inspiration. One of the sellers has an adorable duck pattern for sale. I know I should have just bought the pattern, but I wanted to see if I could make him on my own, following the ample photos on her site.

I didn't start my rows in the back, so my duck's sweater looks a little funky. Also, I'm still not mastering the art of stuffing, so he's a little lumpy. The great thing about this guy is that I already had the colors on hand and he only took a few hours.

Alligator a la Vanna

I made this little guy when a friend asked if I could make an alligator for a relative's baby whose nursery was alligator-themed in lime green and navy blue. I'm about two months late... and I haven't made the back spine in navy yet, becaue I haven't bought navy yarn yet....

But I thought I'd post him because he's pretty cute as a spineless alligator. The pattern can be found in this little Lion Brand Vanna's Choice booklet.

Baby hats

I made these before Rockam was born, but for some reason never posted them.

Happy Light mobile

Next in my series of birthday gifts for my friends, the McQueens, my "Happy Light" mobile was made for Olivia Light McQueen.

I drew from several online sources for inspiration, though I didn't follow any pattern exactly. For the sun, I liked this cute one from The Chain Gang. I made my sun bigger and flatter so it could be the main "hub" of the mobile. To make stars, I followed this pattern, but made mine smaller. One star has some little beams of light and the other is a shooting star with a curly tail of half double crochet. The moon is just a little blue ball with gray cheeks :-)