Knitted toys are different from all the othersspecial warmth that the hands of its creator radiate. They bring joy to both children and adults. They play a big role in the life of any baby. Hugging one of these toys, the child easily and pleasantly falls asleep in his cozy crib, only to them the baby trusts his little secrets and mysteries, plays exciting games with them, feeds them with sweets and cookies. These simple games with soft knitted toys for the baby are a way of learning about the world, developing his mental abilities. The ribbed surface of the knitted toy massages his fingers, developing tactile sensitivity, has a positive effect on the formation of correct speech and thinking. When creating knitted toys with your own hands, you will be sure that they are safe for your child, as they are made of well-known materials. Cute knitted toys will be a great gift not only for children. Such an original souvenir can be given to loved ones for any holiday. For example, for Valentine's Day you can knit your other half some animal and put a knitted heart in its paws, and a great gift for newlyweds will be a couple of knitted toys in the form of funny teddy bears dressed like the bride and groom. Positive emotions are brought not only by the knitted toy itself, but also by the process of its creation, it is unusually exciting and fascinating. To make knitted toys requires minimal costs, since for this you will only need the remains of threads, which are always available to those who do needlework. You can knit toys with knitting needles and a crochet hook. The knitting method is also extremely simple: for knitting needles - this is the front surface, for a crochet hook - single crochet.
Crochet toys
To create crocheted toys -needlewomen do not really need patterns and descriptions. Since everything is very simple here: each part of the toy is knitted in a circle, while the rows are not connected, they go in a spiral, in this case there will be no “seam” on the product. By decreasing and increasing loops in certain places, the required shape of the part is obtained - round, elongated, conical, etc. To create a specific knitted toy, you need to clearly imagine what kind of character you are going to make, if you do not have enough imagination, you can spy on ideas on the Internet. Looking at the photos of knitted toys presented in the form of various bears, kittens, hares, dogs, etc., it will not be difficult to make one of these funny characters yourself.
Amigurumi
Among the crocheted toys, the largestJapanese miniature amigurumi toys have recently gained popularity. This unusual name is formed by combining two Japanese words that mean “soft toy” and “knit”. Most often, amigurumi have the image of an animal or a stylized person. And they can also be completely inanimate objects that are endowed with eyes and ears, becoming quite humanoid. For example, a knitted toy in the shape of a “muffin” with a funny face is very popular. Amigurumi are only 5-7 centimeters in size, there are also some models up to 1 centimeter in height. Such knitted toys consist of separate elements that are crocheted, stuffed and sewn together motionlessly or connected using special hinges that allow the head and paws of the toy to rotate in different directions. The main parts of this knitted toy are a round head, often quite large in comparison to the body, a cylindrical body, arms, legs, a tail, ears, a muzzle, as well as various decorations that are required for the character.
Knitting toys with knitting needles
The second option for creating toys with knitting needlessomewhat more complicated than the first. Therefore, it is much easier to create knitted toys with knitting needles with a description. According to certain patterns, individual parts of the toy are knitted on straight knitting needles, then they are assembled into a single product. Using circular knitting needles, parts that do not have seams are knitted, such as the head, body, arms, legs, etc. Such toys are created with the simplest pattern - garter stitch. This pattern makes the parts of the toy even, smooth, uniform. Some models are also made with garter stitch, for example, in cases where the toy needs to be given volume. We recommend reading:
