Knittin' my Veggies

Not many people know this, but I love to knit. My mom went through a knitting phase back when I was a little girl and taught me all the basics. While she was making us chunky sweaters with hearts and happy faces, I was making cardis and sweater-pants for my Barbie. I still feel a little nostalgic whenever I pick up those needles...which, until recently, I hadn't done so in a very long time. And no, I'm not knitting sweater-pants for Jaden.

I'm knitting veggies! It all started when I came across this book: Amigurumi Knits by Hansi Signh. I flipped through the first chapter of knitted vegetables, and I was sold (actually, I was pretty much sold when I saw the eggplant pattern). Cute, squishy, true to life and fun to make. Well, once I got the technique down (definitely not for beginners).

I had to teach myself all over again how to knit in a round, so the start was a little rough. But I love that the projects in this book (so far) only takes a few nights in front of the TV to finish, so they're relatively stress free. In fact, they're more of a stress reliever these days.

Here are my first three veggies. I like to think that their imperfections make them even more realistic.

 

My husband thinks I'm nuts.

What are you going to do with those after?

Are they baby toys? Dog toys?

No hun. I might just put it all in a basket and display them somewhere.

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