A Combination of face 'A' and 'B'

Stuffie Sneak Peek

Knitted Toy Bug

Is there such thing as catching a 'knitted toy bug'? Well, I think I've come down with it. I can't stop making stuffies! I have so many ideas floating around. My husband had a share in the idea of the stuffie I'm currently working on. Hehe, I'm trying to keep it a surprise for one of my sister-in-law's, hopefully I didn't give too much of the surprise away in these photo's. Oops. This next sentence is intended for that sister-in-law. {Clearing throat} I have a feeling you've already guessed what  it is...:P Shhhhh.

Have you ever Helixed?

I wanted to incorporate some colored stripes on the limbs of this little guy...so I began, quickly finding myself stumped on how to make jogless stripes while working in the round(it's been a while). As I was watching a tutorial on how to make jogless stripes, there was a reference to another *striping technique* called, 'Barber pole knitting', also know as, Helix stripes. This technique only applies when working in the round, as the colors chase each other around in a spiral. I like that you're able to knit clean pin stripes, with as many colors as you'd like, however, your yarns can get tangled pretty quickly. As you can see, I only used this method on a very small scale(sorry I don't have a better example of what it looks like knitted up), but would love to try this on a larger scale...maybe an idea for a cowl for this winter??! I think yes!

Have you ever tried helix knitting before? If so, what have you made? Please share! :)

Stuffie in the Works