September is here, and little tyrannosaurs are heading back to school. Despite the mixed results she got when she knit Tiny a sweater, Aunt Rexie launched right into another big project. Her needles have been knitting faster than a velociraptor.
Determined to send Tiny back to school in style, Aunt Rexie knit her leg warmers, a ruffled skirt, and a hair bow, all in pink, to match Tiny’s new lunchbox.
Aunt Rexie made great choices. Tiny loves pink. And bows. And ruffles. (Just because you look tough doesn’t mean you have to dress that way.)
Aunt Rexie isn’t done. She’s been talking to Tiny about Halloween to see if she can help provide her with a costume this year. I’ll be sure to post pictures once I have them.
Technical notes: Once again, these knits are all my crazy idea. Knit on size 0 needles with fingering weight yarn, I developed the patterns through trial and error. The skirt in particular gave me trouble. For some reason, I kept casting on too many stitches and the waistband didn’t fit. Leg warmers that slide on over those big clawed feet were also tricky. The only easy thing was the bow. I made the lunchbox from cardboard, paper, and ribbon. Once I had her dressed I couldn’t send her to school without one.
I love the t Rex knits!
Thanks!
The second picture is precious. She really is smiling, isn’t she? Love the lunchbox.
Thanks! I totally love her smile. The lunchbox was totally fun to make. It reminded me how much I enjoy making “doll” stuff (though my dolls tend to be animals instead of people).
Loving the leg warmers!
Thanks. I thought they were a fun idea, although making them wide enough to go over those feet was a trick!
I’ll that was tricky – you can’t get a plastic Dino to flex their feet can you?!
Not this one, anyway. Her jaw is hinged so I can close and open her mouth as needed but everything else is fixed.
This is fucking hilarious. Makes me wanna see Chris Christie stuffed into an ugly lemon yellow bridesmaid’s dress.
You just visualized that. (evil laugh)
I did! And I laughed, too!
It’s his fat feet stuffed into matching kitten heels that did it for me.
LOL!