http://longlakeyarns.net Tales of knitting and Hillman's Long Lake Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:16:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://longlakeyarns.net/little-elf-guys/ http://longlakeyarns.net/little-elf-guys/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:40:21 +0000 Noreen http://longlakeyarns.net/?p=267 When my son was little, and his school had a fairly constant need for donations to fall festivals and “events” of one sort or another, I probably knitted about 30 sets of these guys to donate and as presents for teachers.  It is a Weir Doll pattern, from Susan Weir of Ann Arbor, Michigan.  An easy knit.  I always stuff my knitted toys with unspun wool, rather than with that stiff polyester fiberfill.  It’s a pricey stuffing–but works so much better.  No lumps!

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