Making Mondays

This weekend I some how managed to scrape together some time to finish this little lamb. I really wanted to get this finished as it's meant for the gorgeous little boy my sister just had! And actually I think some knitting was just what I needed after a busy week. I really do find knitting so relaxing...ahhh and I think I may be addicted to multi tasking - if I sit down to watch a movie and my hands are not busy then I feel a little lost!

The pattern is a free download I found via Ravelry by Barbara Prime. You can find it here: Fuzzy Mitten and if you want to see lots photos of other very cute toys to knit check out her Etsy store. I love the Siamese Kittens and those lederhosen!!!

I was all ready to post about this yesterday, but at the last minute decided I wanted to give him a little scarf. The instructions were easy to follow and pretty easy to knit up - although I found those 'make 1' stitches fiddly at first. I soon got them going smoothly though. When I sewed up the body pieces I used mattress stitch - a stitch which is defintely one of the best things I have learned in knitting for a while (apart from knitting continental which is awesome the style everyone knits here and it is so much faster!) Mattress stitch gives you an invisible seam, perfect for this project. I would love to hear your knitting tips too!

When I first embroidered his little face on I wasn't sure if he looked cute or like a strange creature from space...I'm hoping you think cute!

My little stylist at work! >