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	<title>She just can&#039;t sit still! &#187; Toys</title>
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	<description>Creating pretty things is what makes me happy.</description>
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		<title>Ella gets a little spoiled&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Debra]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I made some fun things in the last year for my grandbaby Ella]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I made some fun things in the last year for my grandbaby Ella</p>
<p><div id="attachment_98" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://blog.5thelement.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Poncho.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-98" title="Poncho" src="http://blog.5thelement.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Poncho-300x237.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="237" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ella&#39;s Poncho</p></div><br />
<div id="attachment_91" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://blog.5thelement.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/EllasSlippers.jpg"><img src="http://blog.5thelement.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/EllasSlippers-300x273.jpg" alt="" title="EllasSlippers" width="300" height="273" class="size-medium wp-image-91" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Matching Ella Size slippers</p></div><br />
<div id="attachment_103" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://blog.5thelement.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/turtle.jpg"><img src="http://blog.5thelement.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/turtle-300x281.jpg" alt="" title="turtle" width="300" height="281" class="size-medium wp-image-103" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sheldon</p></div><br />
<div id="attachment_104" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://blog.5thelement.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/turtle1.jpg"><img src="http://blog.5thelement.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/turtle1-300x251.jpg" alt="" title="turtle1" width="300" height="251" class="size-medium wp-image-104" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sheldon's shell is removable. I need to make him some costumes.</p></div></p>
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		<title>Playing Catch Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jvar]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was so busy making presents and filling orders that I didn&#8217;t get to update much. At least I made sure I got pictures of everything before they got to their intended recipients. One of my favorite things that I made was a 40&#8243; stuffed snake for Christopher, prosthetic who is 3. He just happens [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was so busy making presents and filling orders that I didn&#8217;t get to update much.   At least I made sure I got pictures of everything before they got to their intended recipients.</p>
<p>One of my favorite things that I made was a 40&#8243; stuffed snake for Christopher, <a href="http://cialis24online.net/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#676c6c">prosthetic</a>  who is 3.  He just happens to be about 40&#8243; tall himself.  I stuffed this guy pretty full of batting, <a href="http://cheap-cialis-pills.net" style="text-decoration:none;color:#676c6c">viagra 100mg</a>  so he&#8217;s perfect for cuddling, <a href="http://cheapestviagra.net#viagra" style="text-decoration:none;color:#676c6c">viagra</a>  or using as a pillow, which Christopher was happy to demonstrate for me.  Little guy was too hyped up on the gift getting that he was moving too fast to photograph.</p>
<p><img src="http://blog.5thelement.com/photos/Snake1.jpg" /></p>
<p>I found a stash of near antique plastic buttons and lucked out that the best ones were yellow, the right size, and even had a slit cut in them to give the snake even more snakiness!</p>
<p><img src="http://blog.5thelement.com/photos/Snake2.jpg" /><br />
I got a really nifty knit toy book, but the only thing about that patterns that I don&#8217;t care for is that every piece is knit flat and sewn.  I&#8217;m not crazy about unnecessary seams.  Truth be told, I like to avoid sewing as much as possible.  It&#8217;s my least favorite task, right next to making fringe.</p>
<p>So I made a very easy modification to the pattern and used Double Point needles.  Because it was stripes, there is a little jog, but as you can see in this picture, it is a far less noticeable thing than a full up seam.<br />
<img src="http://blog.5thelement.com/photos/Snake3.jpg" /></p>
<p>Another fun bit was the tail.  I wish I would have started this about 10 rows sooner.  I just alternated 2 knit and then 2 pearl rows to give the tail a rattle like shape.  The decreases helped to make that even more evident.</p>
<p><img src="http://blog.5thelement.com/photos/Snake4.jpg" /></p>
<p>Another modification was crocheting a tongue, which I think will hold up a lot longer than the suggested felt.  In any case, it was a huge hit.</p>
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