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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">Happy Saturday!</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">It’s a big weekend for my oldest! Tonight his student council is hosting a fundraiser at Topgolf, and I’ll be there to support him. I have never swung a real golf club in my life (putt putt is the full extent of my golf experience 😂), so this should be interesting! Then tomorrow afternoon he’s playing his trumpet in a concert, so we’ll be settling in for some jazz.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">With football and marching band behind us, I finally sat down with my Christmas list this week, and I noticed something. The gifts that always sneak up on me aren’t the big ones. They’re the little ones for the kids. </span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">Toys look quick because they’re small, but between all the pieces, the stuffing, and sewing on tiny faces, they take longer than you’d think. So if there’s a child on your list, the toy is the project to start first.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">My Best Tips for Handmade Toys</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Work tighter than usual.</strong></span><span style="font-size:18px"> Go down a hook or needle size from what the yarn label says. Tighter stitches keep the stuffing from peeking through.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Stitch the face for little ones.</strong></span><span style="font-size:18px"> Safety eyes are great for older kids, but for babies and toddlers under 3, embroider the eyes and nose with yarn so nothing can ever come loose.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Stuff more than you think.</strong></span><span style="font-size:18px"> Toys flatten as they get loved. Stuff firmly, especially necks and joints, so heads don’t flop. (I learned this the hard way!!)</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Pin before you sew.</strong></span><span style="font-size:18px"> Pin every arm, ear and leg in place and look at it from all sides first. Moving a pin takes two seconds. Moving a sewn arm takes a lot longer!</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Pick a washable yarn.</strong></span><span style="font-size:18px"> Kids’ toys go everywhere: the car, the yard, the bath. Choose a yarn that can go through the wash.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">Now for the fun part. Here’s where to start.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><em><span style="font-size:18px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Crochet</strong></span></em></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">​</span><a href="https://0ecf87a8.click.convertkit-mail4.com/v8upwmdkr6crh42mq42ughvvk6x85cvx73n35p2gnn394rgeg9wem9pkoo00z88m4gv60wv03wx33dmw0v6pmgxmv702z6lv9734q2k7w32k77n2q6dqekmzkz0f8m5e/reh8h9ump666pzh6u6/aHR0cHM6Ly9sb3ZlbGlmZXlhcm4uY29tL2Nyb2NoZXQtZG9sbHMv" target="_blank" class="ck-link" rel="noopener noreferrer" url-id="1902028576"><span style="font-size:18px">Crochet Dolls</span></a><span style="font-size:18px">​ (a handmade doll is the gift they still have twenty years from now)</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">​</span><a href="https://0ecf87a8.click.convertkit-mail4.com/v8upwmdkr6crh42mq42ughvvk6x85cvx73n35p2gnn394rgeg9wem9pkoo00z88m4gv60wv03wx33dmw0v6pmgxmv702z6lv9734q2k7w32k77n2q6dqekmzkz0f8m5e/08hwhgu24lll45apu5/aHR0cHM6Ly9sb3ZlbGlmZXlhcm4uY29tL2Nyb2NoZXQtYnVubnkv" target="_blank" class="ck-link" rel="noopener noreferrer" url-id="1902028577"><span style="font-size:18px">Maisey the Crochet Bunny</span></a><span style="font-size:18px">​ (soft, sweet, and exactly the kind of friend a little one carries everywhere)</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><em><span style="font-size:18px"><strong style="font-weight:bolder">Knitting</strong></span></em></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">​</span><a href="https://0ecf87a8.click.convertkit-mail4.com/v8upwmdkr6crh42mq42ughvvk6x85cvx73n35p2gnn394rgeg9wem9pkoo00z88m4gv60wv03wx33dmw0v6pmgxmv702z6lv9734q2k7w32k77n2q6dqekmzkz0f8m5e/vqh3hmuo6www6zawul/aHR0cHM6Ly9sb3ZlbGlmZXlhcm4uY29tL2tuaXQtdG95cy1mb3ItYmVnaW5uZXJzLw==" target="_blank" class="ck-link" rel="noopener noreferrer" url-id="1902028579"><span style="font-size:18px">Knit Toys for Beginners</span></a><span style="font-size:18px">​ (if you’ve never knit a toy, this is the place to begin)</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">​</span><a href="https://0ecf87a8.click.convertkit-mail4.com/v8upwmdkr6crh42mq42ughvvk6x85cvx73n35p2gnn394rgeg9wem9pkoo00z88m4gv60wv03wx33dmw0v6pmgxmv702z6lv9734q2k7w32k77n2q6dqekmzkz0f8m5e/l2heh6ulpxxxpxcgu0/aHR0cHM6Ly9sb3ZlbGlmZXlhcm4uY29tL2ZsYXQtdG95LWtuaXR0aW5nLXBhdHRlcm5zLw==" target="_blank" class="ck-link" rel="noopener noreferrer" url-id="1902028580"><span style="font-size:18px">Flat Toy Knitting Patterns</span></a><span style="font-size:18px">​ (knit flat, seamed up, and finished before you know it)</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">Pick one kid. Pick one toy. Start it this weekend, and it’ll be wrapped long before Christmas.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">I’m working on another little gift pattern for you right now, so keep an eye on your inbox! 🎁</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">Well, I’m off to find out if a golf ball goes any farther than it does at putt putt. Wish me luck!</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:1em;font-size:18px" class=""><span style="font-size:18px">Thanks for being part of my community - you inspire me!</span></p>
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Happy Saturday!

It’s a big weekend for my oldest! Tonight his student council is hosting a fundraiser at Topgolf, and I’ll be there to support him. I have never swung a real golf club in my life (putt putt is the full extent of my golf experience 😂), so this should be interesting! Then tomorrow afternoon he’s playing his trumpet in a concert, so we’ll be settling in for some jazz.

With football and marching band behind us, I finally sat down with my Christmas list this week, and I noticed something. The gifts that always sneak up on me aren’t the big ones. They’re the little ones for the kids.

Toys look quick because they’re small, but between all the pieces, the stuffing, and sewing on tiny faces, they take longer than you’d think. So if there’s a child on your list, the toy is the project to start first.

​

My Best Tips for Handmade Toys

Work tighter than usual. Go down a hook or needle size from what the yarn label says. Tighter stitches keep the stuffing from peeking through.

Stitch the face for little ones. Safety eyes are great for older kids, but for babies and toddlers under 3, embroider the eyes and nose with yarn so nothing can ever come loose.

Stuff more than you think. Toys flatten as they get loved. Stuff firmly, especially necks and joints, so heads don’t flop. (I learned this the hard way!!)

Pin before you sew. Pin every arm, ear and leg in place and look at it from all sides first. Moving a pin takes two seconds. Moving a sewn arm takes a lot longer!

Pick a washable yarn. Kids’ toys go everywhere: the car, the yard, the bath. Choose a yarn that can go through the wash.

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Now for the fun part. Here’s where to start.

Crochet

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Pick one kid. Pick one toy. Start it this weekend, and it’ll be wrapped long before Christmas.

I’m working on another little gift pattern for you right now, so keep an eye on your inbox! 🎁

Well, I’m off to find out if a golf ball goes any farther than it does at putt putt. Wish me luck!

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