Bears for Catie (on left-its name is Hannahlynn) and Sarah (on right-named Sam)

These two teddy bears were made from special requests from Catie and Sarah. They were so specific in what they wanted. Sarah told me she wanted a brown bear with a white circle on his belly. Like the colors I used in a ski cap for her brother. Just recently Catie asked me for a teddy with lots of colors. I found some of her favorites in a boucle yarn that I found at Target for a dollar a skein; I got the pattern from a book called Knitted Toys by Fiona McTague. I used about half of each color (yellow, pink, multi). With Sarah's, I used Lion Brand WoolEase that was leftover and I got the pattern from a link on About.com in the knitted toys section.

Well, I've been asked by a friend to make five pairs of socks for her female relatives for Christmas. I'm using Lion Brand WoolEase for the body of the sock and several different brands of coordinated fun fur-type yarns for the top borders. I'm trying to get a little creative with all of these so it's not so repetitive. In between I'm making a multi-colored teddy bear, a lace wrap from a pattern off of Knitty.com and trying to start a few more baby blankets and teddys for some other friends who are pregnant. I'll post more pictures next time but check out the links I've added.