I have said this before, but I love knitting. I love it because it takes you from the sublime:
to the ridiculous…ly cute:
I fell in love with Little Rudy last Saturday at Amazing Threads. They had a shop sample of CiD Hanscom’s latest creation and I dove right in and made my new companion that very day — and felted him on Sunday. It “felt” good (no pun intended!) to have a finished object for a change, too. CiD has designed a treasure trove of these characters.
Here is the original, hanging out with some felted peeps:
We all know and love the famous reindeer:
My husband thought me obsessed, especially when I tried no less than 79 times to get a good photo — it never happened. But here is the money shot, because the little turned up tail has got to be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!
You can tell that my felting did not “take” on the beigey yarn, which surprised me because it was Eco-Wool (leftover from Hemlock #1). The yarn I used for the body was Peruvia (like Hemlock #3) in color Pumpkin. They had had a run on the Ella Rae wool that CiD used for her Rudy, but the color I chose very closely matched.  I had to do a nose transplant because mine was too dark (same color as collar) and too small. I knitted a small ball in a Christmas red, felted it separately and sewed it on.
Anyway, I love my lil Rudolph and would carry him around with me all the time, but people would talk — in fact, they’re already starting to stare 😉
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he’s cute! she say’s he’s cute!
dangit, now I gotta go get that pattern!
Comment by Christy — November 6, 2007 @ 8:21 pm
VERY cute! Who could resist that tail?
Comment by Pam — November 6, 2007 @ 9:05 pm
Cute is the word! BTW, have you seen Two Old Bags’ Monkey pattern? You must see this!
Comment by Kay — November 6, 2007 @ 9:44 pm
From Susan to Kay: I’m absolutely speechless!!
Comment by lv2knit — November 6, 2007 @ 9:47 pm
OMG, that is so cute!!! 😀
Comment by Romi — November 6, 2007 @ 11:43 pm
Irresistible! both your reindeer and Mister Ben linked by Kay. I must now search both these patterns down 🙂
Comment by michelle — November 6, 2007 @ 11:54 pm
Oh, my! That tail is pretty insanely cute – Now I want to make a Rudolph for myself!!!
Comment by Octopus Knits — November 7, 2007 @ 12:36 am
He’s adorable! I need a few of those for my tree.
Comment by Marina — November 7, 2007 @ 7:21 am
I love it!!!!!!! If Niebling designed reindeer – even his genius would have struggled to design something that cute.
Comment by Soo — November 7, 2007 @ 7:23 am
Susan- It’s adorable- did you make a Bumble too?
I have to find some of those knitting sock monkeys you scored
last year.
Comment by Lorraine — November 7, 2007 @ 7:23 am
How very, very cute.
Comment by Gale — November 7, 2007 @ 8:34 am
Yep, I can completely see why you fell for him.
Comment by anmiryam — November 7, 2007 @ 9:00 am
Absolutely darling! ~ sigh ~ I am such a lemming….
Comment by Elizabeth — November 7, 2007 @ 10:51 am
Very nice gals at Amazing Threads — happy to mail cute patterns to Virginia. Rudy is wonderful. Thanks for the great pictures and clickable links!!
Ho ho ho!
Comment by Wendy O'C — November 7, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
You could plotz from the cute! Rudolph never looked so adorable.
Comment by Karen B. — November 8, 2007 @ 6:29 am
Rudy is adorable!!!!
Comment by Carol — November 8, 2007 @ 8:39 am
Cute!
However the felted snowmen peeps caught my eye because they look white-white. I have purchased the patterns but I then realized I didn’t like beige-y snowmen. I understand about felting and white yarn, so I’m curious if yours are just the photo or if they are that white in “real” life.
Thanks,
Gerrie in ST Paul
Comment by Gerrie — November 8, 2007 @ 4:29 pm
Thank you! Thank you! I’m so excited to see that you liked my pattern.
CiD
Comment by CiD — November 8, 2007 @ 5:30 pm
Sublime Lyra is but Little Rudy is freaking adorable!
Comment by Carrie K — November 8, 2007 @ 6:50 pm
Rudolph is great! Designs by CiD are the best! I personally enjoy her patterns for purses, belts, and her original “phurse” (phone purse) !
Comment by suzy lurie — November 8, 2007 @ 10:16 pm
Rudolph is a white-tail! Who knew? Cute, though.
Comment by kmkat — November 9, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
Rudy’s cutie cute! That said, please, please PLEASE tell me where you got that unspeakably beautiful doily pattern? It’s STUNNING!
Miss Knotty, who’s feeling the doily love.
Comment by Miss Knotty — November 28, 2007 @ 2:42 pm