Join renowned toy designer and teacher for a true toy-knitting adventure! The students in this class are going to become toy-designers for the day (and hopefully beyond). The students are given patterns for a wide variety of different toy parts that include various bodies, arms, legs, tails, and ears. The possibilities are endless. You can choose to make a dog, owl, cat, bear, snowman, bunny, monkey, bird, monster, etc. There are recipes for putting the characters together or you can make up your own from scratch.
The Build a Toy workshop is jam-packed with toy-knitting techniques that include: stitching parts together effectively, stuffing tips, gauge discussion, face embroidery, seamless toy knitting techniques and options, general tips and tricks, and much more. Class is filled with large group discussion and small group technique demonstrations. Students leave the class being much more confident toy knitters!
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Working in the round on a small number of stitches on double-pointed needles, increases and decreases
Worsted weight yarn in selected character/animal colors ~ this could be neutrals or colorful, striped or variegated, it's up to you! 200 yards is plenty.
Optional: 6mm safety eyes and poly-pellets for stuffing
large baggie of fiber-fill
tape measure or ruler
scissors
Black embroidery floss
Yarn needle
US size 5 double-pointed needles, set of 4
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