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Anemones

Hello! Hope you are having a good weekend so far. We all went away for a week over the Easter break, to attend a friend's wedding and catch up with family.

The second photo above shows the riot of Japanese anemones in my mum's garden. Aren't they beautiful? Slightly refined and crazy at the same time.

There are quite a few new babies being born in my circle of friends and family. Project-wise, I have some baby gifts in progress and this morning I finished making some small knitted animals – like the ones I made here.

The original idea and pattern for these can be found here (thank you Rachel!) but I've changed them up a bit.

I love making these – and an extra benefit is that I can use small balls of yarn leftover from other projects.These particular animals are made from 4 ply scraps, including sock yarn, handspun silk and merino, and the leftover yarn from this cowl project.

Before sending these characters off to their new homes, I hope to make some little cases like these with embroidered initials.

Here's a favourite song for your Saturday: A little lost. 
See you again soon!

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9 responses to “animals + anemones”

  1. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    OOhhh, I love them. Do you have a pattern for them?

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  2. tinyhappy Avatar

    hi heather, i cant believe i forgot to add the link to the original pattern! have done that now in the post – hope you can find it ok. thanks for alerting me to that…
    – m x

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  3. Mary Avatar
    Mary

    As always a restorative read. Thanks! The bag bear combo is incredibly sweet.

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  4. Julie Avatar

    such beautiful photos, I love your little knitted animals, i’ve been thinking of making some, too! and those anemones are stunning.

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  5. susan hall Avatar
    susan hall

    what a good idea ! much more thoughtful than the usual soft toy . next new baby …

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  6. Ginny Avatar

    Gosh they are so cute. I love the gentle colours you have used.

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  7. R Avatar

    Super cute, I love that the two at the top look like they’re holding hands!

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  9. doris-forrer@bluewin.ch Avatar
    doris-forrer@bluewin.ch

    Könnten Sie mir die Strickanleitung auch verraten der süssen Bärchen? das wäre super, danke
    überhaupt sind ihre homepage und ihre Ideen einfach sehr super und einladend, gratuliere 🙂

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