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• Pattern: Elijah, by Ysolda Teague
• Yarn: Lion Brand Cotton Ease (50 cotton/50 acrylic), most of one ball
• Needles: US 5
• Time to knit: About 2 weeks in May/June 09, off and on  

The many moods of Elijah…. at ease, kicking back, channel surfing, taking those first steps.  So I made this little toy for my friend’s baby.  I used Cotton Ease, because I wanted something washable and my options were limited to what was available at Michaels, on sunday afternoon.  The pattern is written for dk, and Cotton Ease is aran-weight, so the toy is a little bigger and I had to use bigger needles.  Even so, knitting this yarn on Size 5s bothered my hands, so I paced myself.  The pattern is great, clever, clear, and easy.  Well, the circular cast on gave me some trouble, but I eventually figured it out.  The other hard part was picking up stitches off the already stuffed body; I had to use an extra needle to manipulate the fabric.  Also, using the dpns was just generally fiddly; it would have been easier with shorter dpns.  I embroidered the eyes, as I wanted them to be safe for an infant, and I ripped them out twice before I found this tutorial.  Very helpful!  I hope Baby Z will like the toy.