The Bear’s feet were a struggle.
I only kept the ones with promise.
Until I realized that I was going about it the wrong way. I want a round, sticky-out, foot-like foot, so I put all my efforts into rounded toes (without putting a seam along the top). After a few days of frustration, I looked at my sketch again
and realized what I really wanted was a heel.
You just turn it like on a sock. A toe up sock. Which caused another set of design challenges such as how to turn a toe up heel without wrapping or holes or angst. But I think I’ve got it.
Fat rounded feet.
I only wish I saw this video (Priscilla Wild’s technique – it’s basically what I came up with) before I spent several hours reinventing the wheel.
I mean reinventing the ‘heel.’
Ooooooh! It’s too cute! Each critter is more adorable than the last. Seriously. And I can’t tell you how impressed I am that you actually design these things.
(My almost three year old Imp is totally stoked about the dog, by the way.)
Such cute little feet!
The feet look just like the sketch! This one looks just as fun as the monkey 🙂
I don’t know how you do it…I have absolutely NO idea how one goes about designing a knitted critter, but I’m so glad you do! LOVE them…
But you did it!!!
Emily, I want to share a tip I just read about! You may know of it, but it is new to me!
Judy’s Magic Cast-On tips. Judy taught her cast-on, then gave us a few tips for using it on things other than socks. My favorite: Use Judy’s Magic Cast on when you start a center out shawl, and instead of increasing in every stitch on the first round, just knit the first round with the tail and the working yarn, then knit into each strand on the following row. Instant doubling of stitches!