Easter projects

I decided to make some little gifts for my Grandchildren for Easter.
Madison had expressed interest in Alan Dart's Noah's Ark and I talked her into choosing just one animal. I wasn't sure I'd really relish knitting and sewing up all the little pieces required for the whole caboodle:)
I started with the monkey. It took a while but eventually he was looking like a monkey with his seemingly millions of pieces sewn together including the pipe cleaners needed for the legs and arms.
Then I went searching for simpler creatures. I came up with the ones pictured above. Thanks to Ravelry I found many to choose from. Each creature needed a little blanket...easy after the fiddly creatures. So here's the little troup all wrapped up snuggly ready for Easter Sunday giving.
I visited Hettie's Patch and fell in love with the little Easter basket Lorraine had designed and made. Armed with fabric pattern and special bag batting (oh it's fabulous stuff) I returned home ready to attack the project. They were really quite easy especially with the super tips Lorraine gave on the pattern sheet. I'll be using the special bag batting for all my bags now. It is firm yet soft and definitely gives shape to the bag.

Lastly I put together a pattern for some "little chicken in an egg in a nest" projects for the Grandchildren. These cute eggs hide a little chicken ready to hatch and the nest adds the finishing touch.
The Grandchildren loved them.
I'm not sure how long it will be before I make any more though:)
cheers for now
Colleen