This is the lion scarf from 60 Quick Knits, a great book full of super-fast projects featuring Cascade 220 yarn. This was the project that convinced me to buy the book--and it didn't disappoint! How stinkin' cute is this? My favorite part are the ears, which were much easier than I expected (you knit four rows in seed stitch, then pull your yarn through the stitches to "gather" the yarn and make the curved shape of the ear--then embroider along the edge to make it look neat. That's it!). I ended up using Hobby Lobby's I Love This Yarn for the "body" and face of the lion, since it is super-soft, and since this is a kid's scarf, will need to be machine washed. The brown mane is some of Vanna's Choice Lion Brand (which I did find slightly ironic, to be making a lion using Lion Brand Yarn). My little munchkin is already running around the house with it draped around her, telling me "roar." I love it. 
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16 comments:
Oh it's so cute! I love the little button eyes, and that mane is fab
How adorable!! I love those ears.
This is awesome! I love it!
What a cute scarf! I love it.
This is so cute! I have this book at home also, but the project that got me to buy it - which I haven't made yet - was the octopus mittens. :)
Whoa, that is adorble! I love it!
That is so cute! I love him, that mane is awesome :D
Thanks for all the lion love! (oh, and those Octopus mittens are in my queue, too!)
that is so, so, so cute! I'm probably too old to make one for myself, huh?
Awww I love the scarf, its awesome!
Adorable! It sounds like you have definitely made your daughter happy with it, too.
Oh that is too too adorable! =D
That is super - nice job :-)
I love it! I am totally checking out that book, my neice would go crazy for a lion scarf
That's adorable. I can see and hear your little one yelling roar!
Love this so much.
Our middle son's name is Leo. And as you can imagine, he loves all things lion. I must make him one...he will flip :)!
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