KNITTING: This charming, and very vintage, knitting pattern from “Bestway” makes lovely nostalgic, traditional toys. They would be nice for a grown up gift as well as for a child.
Here is a very appealing bunny. Bunnies were always a favourite toy, before there were teddy bears. This one has real personality and a lovely shape; sitting between the often oddly realistic vintage look and a more modern cuddly version..
The little cat has a wonderful loopy fluffy tail and is knitted in textured moss stitch (seed stitch) so he can be nicely rounded when filled.
Finally the rather quirky penguin. These were, again, popular toys; however many looked very fierce! You need to be careful with the beak and placement of eyes- but he has a very good shape.
I have completely reworked this pattern so each toy has its own page to work from, the font is larger and brighter and I have added some toy making notes.
3 joyful projects for any toymaker.
