This week I have been mostly knitting rabbits. Been catching up with orders and still finishing off those ballerinas. Because each rabbit takes at least 2 days to make it’s difficult for me to take on many orders but it is something I like doing because it encourages new ideas. I really enjoyed making this little bear. ‘Pearl the polar bear’ was a commission for a lovely Lady called Jacqueline (who by the way has the loveliest shop. She just said a bear, sea-colours and left the rest to me (my favourite kind of brief!) I’d just bought some beautiful pure silk yarn (Debbie Bliss) it’s gorgeously soft and sheeny and seemed perfect for the job. I think I’ll try and make a few rabbits in the same yarn with sequinned dresses – a kind of ‘Princess’ range.
I’m busy trying to prepare for half-term next week. I have a good stock of colouring books for Amy – she loves Rosie Flo books (the bodies are drawn in and you just add heads, arms and legs) and we’ve got some new blocks on order for Toby. His absolute favourite toy is a stacking pyramid but it’s getting a bit battered. He ‘liberated’ it from nursery last July and since then it’s gone everywhere with him – he even cuddles it in bed (I know it’s the most peculiar cuddly toy ever!). Huw has finished Toby’s birthday present from us and installed it. It’s a big wooden spinning disc (‘scuse my unfinished mural!).
Toby is particularly stimulated by fast movement. Most autistic children have an area of heightened sensory stimulation – can be auditory, visual, tactile etc… Toby is definitely most stimulated by the visual. He’s always been excited by watching the wheels of cars go by, watching motorbiking on the telly (takes after Daddy there!) and he loves spinning things, ball runs etc. He adores this disc and gets very close to it squealing with delight as it spins. Personally I get very dizzy when I look at it – it’s definitely not one to play with after a bottle of wine!
little cotton rabbits 
She’s gorgeous Julie. Just the right amount of sparkle.
And yes, half term already – must make plans…
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What a lovely present for Toby. Love the bear, in fact my husband walked in a moment ago and said, “Nice face”. No, he wasn’t complementing me he had just seen
Pearl the Polar Bear.
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The bear and the mural are both great. I wish I was able to paint.
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Oooooh, I love Pearl. I love her!!!! must start having babies soon to justify buying Pearl
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adorable! i love this bear and every single one of your rabbits– you are amazing! the wooden spinning wheel looks superfun, but yeah, maybe before the wine!
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Half term, arghhhhhhhhh, and we are going to go to Legoland…. arghhhhhhhh!
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ooo..forgot to say that Pearl is just lovely and even more lovely dress 🙂
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What a cutie bear, love the shoes !
I remember one of my boys getting a magic set for christmas that had spinning discs like that. We started playing with it after we’d hit the lunchtime sherry/champagne and you are right – BLEUGHHHHHHHHH .
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Its your attention to detail I love, down to the little french knot buttons on the shoes, so flippin cute!
LOL at Toby taking that to bed, Muireann had a phase of taking books to bed, the bigger the better, got a bit silly when the Atlas became a favourite! Thankfully, she now has her little cotton rabbit!
Ref your wonderful free mini stocking christmas knitting pattern … could I also have a free mini Julie to knit them for me?!
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I love Pearl, she is the cutes yet, and with just a touch of glitter too!
Your mural is wonderful, Toby is going to enjoy it for years to come. Don’t autistic kids get a kick out of the oddest things? Bailey loves roller coasters, even as small as 4 years old, the speed, the noise the rushing wind. He once cried for ages when we wouldn’t let him back on the roller coaster, I get too sick and his dad was completely roller coaster’d out.
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She’s definately my favourite – hope you make some more ..
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