These were a blast to knit (especially Ollie as he was done completely in the round with minimal finishing). B got Ollie and C got the mouse. The patters are on Lion Brand.

Ollie uses almost one whole skein of Vanna's Choice Baby yarn in Goldfish. City Mouse uses a little Goldfish for the ears and Vanna's Choice in Taupe.






I'm also forcing some forsythia and decorated it with Easter ornaments:

Labels: knitted toys, life in the BerryKnitty household

Pattern: Quick Cowled Tunic designed by Jill Gutman Schoenfuss/"January 2009 Creative Knitting."
Finished Size: 47½" (chest); 24" (length). Tunic is meant to be oversized; size Small.
Yarn: Plymouth Encore Worsted Colorspun 75% acrylic 25% wool; (100 g {200 yards}): #7990 Drifting, about 5 balls.
Needles: Clover Bamboo US 8 24" circular, US 8 straights for cowl.
Comments:
Beginner Knit. It fits wonderfully and it's so warm. On the cold days we've been having this Winter, it's perfect! I love the color too. The pattern calls for Caron yarn, but I liked using the Encore instead.



And Haste Makes Waste. I originally sewed the cowl on backwards, had to pull it out, and do it over--hence my disdain for finishing work. I also did the shoulder seams over as I didn't have my finishing book handy originally. I have no patience for finishing . . . .

More pics:




And the start to Ollie (stay tuned)!

Labels: sweaters