This tiny elephant will help you remember what is so much fun about knitting toys! Use any yarn with DPNs that are a few sizes smaller than usual. The bits and bobs are: 10 yards of the main color, 1 yard white for the tusks, a bit of pink crewel if you’d like to add a mouth, 5 DPNs (the fifth one helps with the ears), a yarn needle and 2 - 4mm...

These frogs and tree frogs knit up in a couple of hours. They will sit and keep you company and smile all the while! Using sock yarn and #1 DPNs will produce a tree frog. Heavier DK yarn and #3 needles make a larger pal. Toys are forgiving. Just use needles a bit smaller than usual for the weight yarn you’ve chosen. You will need, in addition t...

This sweet little piggie can be finished less than 2 hours! Use any weight yarn (that is the beauty of toys) and knit on DPNs a few sizes smaller than usual for that weight. I use about 10 yds DK yarn for the main color and a small bit for the face on #3 DPNs and pink wool crewel for the embroidered features. The eyes are 4 mm jet glass beads. ...