Monday 17 November 2014

Lizards


I've been knitting a few more lizards from my own pattern. They may make some people recoil, but I love these little creatures, and they remind me of Noel, our pet lizard who has now departed from this world. 


They are knitted from sock wool, and I like the randomness of the wool, which means that they never turn out exactly the same. They are fairly easy, although perhaps after my fourth one I am bound to say that. They are knitted on just two needles, with a bit of icord knitting and short rows to give the curve on the body. You can also click on the lizard picture in my sidebar to find the pattern on ravelry. Though if you are not a knitter there are a few lizards for sale in my Etsy shop. I think they would make great stocking fillers.


I had quite a lot of trouble finding safety eyes that were small enough. Well what I mean is I couldn't find anything even close in the shops, and had to order them online. Then after all that I found I already had a pack in my work box, left over from another project. Duh. I do think the shiny eyes bring the little lizards to life.



20 comments:

  1. I love them - not creepy at all! The sock yarn does bring them to life. I am working on a phone cosy at the moment from your pattern as I finally have a phone that cost more than $30!

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  2. Absolutely stunning creations.
    Happy WW!

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  3. just beautiful !!! i love colourful lizards....

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  4. Oh my. These are so cute! :)

    Thanks for joining the Link Up this week!

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  5. So cute! I think my kids would love these as stocking stuffers!

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  6. Oh my goodness, I am in total awe of people who can knit - and I am very intrigued by which animal you are knitting next - is it a bear?

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  7. The eyes are perfect but I can imagine how hard they were to get! These little guys are awesome!

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  8. They are adorable! Perfect little stocking stuffers for the kids that love lizards.

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  9. It's been ages since I have willingly touched a lizard. And I am happy for it to be ages more until I do! LOL. But yours are cute enough to make an exception!

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  10. These are so cute! They remind me of the little geckos which 'stick' to the wall in warmer climes! x

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  11. He looks really cute, and I agree with you, the shiny eyes really make him stand out.

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  12. Very cute :) The stripey sock yarn is perfect.

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  13. Loving the lizards, i think they're cute <3

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  14. They are fab, the eyes are perfect, so totally worth the effort it took to find them.

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  15. Your lizard is so cute as are all your creations. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick
    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

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  16. That lizard is so cute! And yes the shiny eyes definitely do it justice :)

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  17. You are such a genius - Love, love, love these!

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  18. Thanks for sharing your lizards at The Pin Junkie! Just wanted to let you know that they were featured at this week's party! :)

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