molly knight crafts

It took me up until a few months ago to realize that a pony was not, in fact, a baby horse. That would be a foal.  A pony is really just a type of small horse. MIND. BLOWN.

Anyway, my buddy Aaron asked me if I would be able to make a horse and I said sure, why the heck not. I looked for some patterns online but they weren’t all that fantastic.  I found one that looked decent, tried it out…it looked nothing like a horse. I don’t know what the author was thinking. So I just made this up as I went along and I’m really, really pleased with how it turned out.

It stands about 5″ tall and 4.75″ long. Made with an alpaca/wool blend (Berocco Ultra Alpaca in “Winter Squash Mix”) and an acryllic mane (Caron Simply Soft in “Bone”).  The colors were chosen to be close to a Palomino.  I know nothing about horses, I hope I’ve done it justice.

This was a hard little guy to say goodbye to! I’m thinkin’ he’ll be loved a whole bunch in his new home, though.

(Ponies are $20 plus shipping. Unicorns may be available as well.)

I’ll make a full post about this little guy when I’m not at home (the internet is really slow here) but I just wanted to get this picture up:

Daaaaaw

First, check out the “thank you” gifts for those who donated to Haiti relief:

I made 13 of these little guys. Making so many of one thing is rough – you get it down to a science so you can do them quickly, but eventually you just do not want to make another one.

Now, on to the birds…

For anyone just starting out with amigirumi, I’d definitely recommend starting with a simple bird pattern (for anyone wondering – yes, I WILL get the amigurumi tutorial up at some point. Promise.)  I started with this one from Bitter Sweet.  Here’s the very first amigurumi I made:

Her name is Chicken.

Next was a going away bird that I forgot to take pictures of named Conrad (Bye Bye Birdie….get it??)

Then came this handsome guy, Patrickswayze Michaeljackson who now lives on my friend Beth’s desk at work.  I fiddled with the original pattern a little, changed the wing shape.

Beth’s coworker was so charmed by Patrickswayze Michaeljackson that she asked if I could make a whole bunch of birds (what do you call a group of birds? flock?) for her to give out as Christmas gifts.

Beth told me that Ps Mj needed a lovebird, so along came Farrahfawcet.

These birds are now my go-to small gifts.  They’re quick to make and are super cute.  Friends have suggested making some as cat toys by adding catnip. These birds are available in pretty much any color/color combination imaginable and are $5 plus shipping (usually about $3).

A few months ago I saw this book with a pattern for a mobile.  I decided to make it for my niece (who was just born on January 18! Welcome, Anona! I’ll teach you to crochet one day!).

The mobile called for a different type of bird:

And the finished product:
It’s difficult to take a picture of a mobile!

I then got a special request for an owl. Made a few modifications to the bird pattern and came up with this:

Hoot Hoot!

I have not been so good about updating this week since I’ve been busy making 13 little hearts as thank yous for Haiti donations!  They’re all set to go, just have to get the treats from Bethany, package, and get to the post office. Everyone who donated will be getting emails with pictures soon.

I was also working on this cowl for Adam’s sister:

(Taking pictures of yourself with a big DSLR camera is not easy.)

And these fish for my cousin’s baby:

I’ve gotten a bunch of emails from donaters for a total of $300 to Haiti relief! Awesome!!!

I just wanted to let you know about a special shop on Etsy that was set up this week: Hearts For Haiti

ALL proceeds from this shop will go directly to Doctors Without Borders.  The items have all been donated by Etsy sellers who are offering FREE shipping.