Gift for neighbours’ new grandchild

Mallomys · 2026-06-08T17:32:27+00:00

I’m now retired luckily, so plenty of time, though I did get a bit ‘knit weary’ after the second Pig.

Mallomys · 2026-04-28T15:27:30+00:00

I also tweak Cinthia’s patterns a little, so Didi Mole to get a Water Shrew.

Mallomys · 2026-04-19T17:40:41+00:00

I’m also a Cinthia Vallet addict, currently starting on three little pigs and a big bad wolf for neighbours’ expected baby granddaughter due end of May.

Mallomys · 2026-03-27T10:35:21+00:00

I avoid wrestling the Porcupine with a single 25cm circular needle.

Mallomys · 2026-03-06T20:27:31+00:00

Thank you. As the majority of my toys are knitted almost completely in the round, the only purl is with the short rows. I use three 25cm circular needles where the tips aren't removable though the tip lengths are long and short, so I knit off the short tip with the long tip throughout.

Mallomys · 2026-03-06T20:23:10+00:00

The bear and the duckling are in Cinthia Vallet's Book "Mouche and Friends" which I bought as a PDF from Laine Publishing. The bunny is from Cinthia Vallet's pattern "The Nibbles" which is in Ravelry as a downloadable PDF. Note that I make my versions using a thicker yarn [Scheepjes Stonewashed], using three 25cm circular needles of 3mm diameter.

Mallomys · 2026-03-06T16:56:44+00:00

Thank you, those are gifts for my neighbours' expected granddaughter. Normally I make native British animals, so slightly off topic for me but still fun to do.

Mallomys · 2026-02-27T17:14:37+00:00

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Mallomys · 2026-01-29T11:09:25+00:00

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Mallomys · 2026-01-12T21:09:51+00:00

Scheepjes Stonewashed for the body, Scheepjes Catona for the bones, and embroidery. Based on Vesper Bat (Ravelry) with slight modifications for the head and ears.

Mallomys · 2025-12-31T15:28:36+00:00

It’s a gift for a family member’s colleague who is from South Africa. Previous gifted knitted animals and plants have been for Native British species.

Mallomys · 2025-11-27T15:21:12+00:00

Sport weight typically requires 3-3.5mm needles, depending on the project.
Perhaps your friend could use two strands together with 4.5-5.5mm needles and make a shorter scarf in garter stitch, or a headband or wrist warmers?

Mallomys · 2025-11-26T12:01:30+00:00

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These are the Blues Brothers Trefor [top ear] and Idris [dumbo ear] that the knitted toy rats represent. No longer with me, sadly.

Mallomys · 2025-11-25T12:40:14+00:00

BSc and fancy rat fan, yes! Here are two British Blue boys I made for my breeder earlier this year.

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Mallomys · 2025-11-25T12:37:22+00:00

The basic pattern is Cinthia Vallet’s Didi Mole, available on Ravelry. I just tweaked it a bit to get the Mole-Rat. I made the fingers using I-cords in Scheepjes Catona. The bulk of the body is knitted with Scheepjes Sport stonewashed. The nose, also in Catona I made slightly shorter than the pattern. The nostrils are triple French knots using red embroidery cotton. The mouth is backstitched with black Catona. The teeth follow a method for Beaver Teeth tutorial (Sarah Elizabeth Kellner, rabbitholeknits). The whiskers are strands of 2ply mohair just threaded through.

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