Create what?

What I love most about creating is the giving away. The plotting to please a special someone and anticipating their happiness then finally presenting the item and watching their reaction. Currently I am making a cardigan for my niece, a stuffed lamb for her for Easter, plotting a teddy bear for an old friend's first baby, trying to write a pattern for stuffed knitted mushrooms (it's about time isn't it?), and waiting on the finishing touches for a surprise present for a friend. I can't wait to be able to give these somethings that I've toiled over away as a token of my affection.

Newly discovered loves?
~itty-bitty toys by Susan B. Anderson

~The Cast Away, a new knit shop near my home town.

~The Creative Home by Amanda Blake Soule. Her blog, SouleMama, is linked here. I seriously yearn for the day when I can make things for my own babies and build a home around my Creator and His creation.

For starters

This is Ignatius, he is pugnacious and freakin' adorable! He is my first knitted toy. Well, second really. My first attempt was a green worm with eyes and antenna for my niece Maureen's first birthday. She fell in love with Iggy when I was making him and so he lives with her now as well.

Iggy is a Fuzzy Mittens pattern. I love her stuff because the patterns are so cute and easy to follow. I am currently making another creature, but he will have to stay a secret for now.