Finished Knit & a Giveaway: Blue Sky Alpacas Royal Babies

I know, I know- I’m a toy knitting addict! I just can’t resist the cuteness! I swear I also have some accessories finished and ready to be photographed. Side note- I’m not the only one who keeps beautiful cards that they’ve been given, right? I adored this pretty thank-you card from a friend, and it turned out to be the perfect colour for Lisette’s little dining room photoshoot. I wanted to give her a setting befitting her royal status!

This is the finished Lisette Lion from the Blue Sky Alpacas kit, first blogged here. I mentioned in that post how impressed I was by the kit- if you knew a knitter who liked to knit toys (or wanted to try knitting a toy) you’d be hard-pressed to find a prettier kit than this. It comes with absolutely everything you need to make the toy- yarn, stuffing, safety eyes, thread to embroider the face and the yarn for the crown, too. Even little plastic beans, for the body to have that beanie baby feel! the weight of them really helps give the toy stability.

The instructions come with options for both knitting it flat/seamed or in the round, so you can choose your own knitting adventure. I’m so used to knitting toys flat, I stuck with it. The toy knits up fast, but I advise you to keep the bits all corralled in a small bag to avoid any losses! I also ‘sculpted’ the face of the little lady lion using Barbara Prime‘s (the designer of this whole series of knitted toys) helpful tutorial on her blog. I feel like it helped shape the muzzle appropriately.

It’s small in stature, as any toy that is described as a ‘baby’ might be- but is fascinating for my daughter. She is really intrigued by the crown, and loves the limbs which are just right for small hands to grab and squish.

The kits are now available in some local yarn stores, and available online here, here, here and here. But hey, wouldn’t it be really amazing and would totally make your day if you actually won one of these kits? Then check out the little royal babies below, and leave me a comment about which one you absolutely must knit- and would it be for you, or for someone special? Let me know!