Rudolf, the red nose ….woolly bear caterpillar!
When we moved to NY state one of these guys was waiting on the steps of our house:
http://www.coldspringschool.org/Mill/wooly.html
They are called Woolly Bears and are the cutest caterpillars you ever saw! I mean usually I am very ” insects=ugh-yuck” person, but even I had to admit that my kids are right and this is indeed very cute. Well, it doesn’t become some beautiful butterfly, but it’s really sweet as a caterpillar. When they are scared they curl in a ball…( queue for ” Aaaaaaauuuuhhhhh….” ) :-). Anyway, my friend’s kids are also mad about them and both mine and her kids are taking at least one as a pet every Fall season. You know that I recently wrote about my health problems, unfortunately very huge problem is my vision right now. I cannot see detail, which bugs me( sorry caterpillars) immensely!!! I have so many ideas that I cannot work on and this is very frustrating for a creative person like me. One night I decided to try to knit. Now is the time to mention that I always hated ( not just disliked!) knitting. It was the most frustrating, time consuming and unrewarding task I ever saw and I didn’t want to even try it. I started knitting and since I can feel the little loops with my fingertips I didn’t need to “see” the details. Now I find it rather calming, at least it contains the creativity urge in me π The yarn that I had looked like Woolly bear according to my daughter, so that’s how the idea came to life!I decided to knit Woolly bears!
And Snowball ( that’s how my son calls him) came to life
and then Woolly ( that’s how my daughter calls her) was born
and finally Rudolf, the red nose Woolly bear caterpillar, my personal favorite
I decided to knit such caterpillars for my friend’s kids too, so wait for more members of the Woolly Bear family to come soon! I never made a toy before but it is so rewarding! And the kids became very attached to them! They feel them very special and they even put on a show for us with them. It was hilarious! :-)Next time I might even tape it! π Have you ever made a toy for your kids? What was it? How did they react? Tell me about it! I have a virtual friend who makes unbelievable toys, her name is Maria if you want you can check out her website by clicking here. **************************************************************************For my Bulgarian readers/ ΠΠ° ΠΡΠ»Π³Π°ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π΅Π·ΠΈΠΊ ΠΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ ΠΎΡ ΠΏΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡ
ΠΌΠ΅ Π² ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΡ ΠΠΎΡΠΊ Π΅ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ Π½Π° ΡΡΡΠ»Π±ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΊΡΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π½ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π΅Π΄Π½Π° ΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΈ Π³Π°Π΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠΈ: http://www.coldspringschool.org/Mill/wooly.html ΠΠ· ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΈΠΏ ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΆΠ°ΡΡΠ²Π°ΠΌ ΠΎΡ Π²ΡΡΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠ²ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΈ, Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈ Π³ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ° ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΡΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎ Π½ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΎ. ΠΠ°Π·Π²Π° ΡΠ΅ Π£ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΠ΅Π°Ρ ( Π½Π°ΠΈΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠ° ΠΈ Π΅ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎ) ΠΈ ΠΌΠ°ΠΊΠ°Ρ Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π²ΡΡΡΠ° Π² ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π° ΠΏΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠ΄Π°, Π° Π² ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠΊΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½ ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅Ρ Π΅ Π΅Π΄Π½Π° ΠΎΡ Π½Π°ΠΉ-ΡΠ»Π°Π΄ΡΡΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ Π³ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠΈΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΌ Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΄Π°Π»Π°! ΠΠΎΠΈΡΠ΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΌΠΈ Π²ΡΡΠΊΠ° Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ ΡΠΈ Π²Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎ Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ Π·Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠΈ Π³ΠΎ Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°Ρ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ Π½Π° ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅Ρ, ΡΠΎΠ³Π°Π²Π° Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΡΠΊΠ°Ρ. Π’ΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ Π·Π°ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅ΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡ Π·ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π³Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π° Π΄Π° Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΄Π°ΠΌ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ
ΠΊΡΠ΄Π΅ Π΄Π° ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΌ ΡΡΠ»Π°ΡΠ° ΡΠ°Π·ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ΅Π°ΡΠΈΠ²Π½Π° Π΅Π½Π΅ΡΠ³ΠΈΡ. ΠΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΅ ΠΈΠ·Π½Π΅ΡΠ²ΡΡΠΎ Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π΄Π° ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΈΡ, Π° Π΄Π° ΠΈΠΌΠ°Ρ ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΠΈ! Π’ΠΎΠ³Π°Π²Π° ΠΌΠΈ Ρ
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ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π° ( ΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅ Π΄ΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΌΠΈ ΠΊΠ°Π·Π°, ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈΡΠ° Π½Π° Π³ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅). ΠΠΊΠ°Π·Π° ΡΠ΅, ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π° Π΄Π° ΠΏΠ»Π΅ΡΠ° Π±Π΅Π· Π΄Π° Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°ΠΌ Π² Π±ΡΠΈΠΌΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅, Π° ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ Π΄Π° Π³ΠΈ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΠΏΠ²Π°ΠΌ Ρ Π²ΡΡΡ
Π° Π½Π° ΠΏΡΡΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΠ΅ΡΠΎ Π±Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Ρ
ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π²ΠΈΠ΄, ΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ Π²ΠΈΠΆΠ΄Π°ΠΌ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ»ΠΈ Π² ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°. Π’Π°ΠΊΠ° ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΡ
Π° Π³ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅ Π‘Π½ΠΎΡΠ±ΠΎΠ» ( ΡΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ° Π½Π° ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ΅ΡΠ°, No.1), Π£ΡΠ»ΠΈ (ΡΠΎΠ·ΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ° No.2) ΠΈ Π ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Ρ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ½ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π³ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ° ( No.3). Π’ΡΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ·ΠΏΠ»Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π° Π³ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈ Π·Π° Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΡΠ½Π° ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΌΠΊΠΈ ΠΈ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ»Π΅Π½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π£ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΠ΅ΡΡ. π ΠΠΎΡΠ΅Π³Π° Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° Π½Π΅ Π±ΡΡ
ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»Π° ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠ°, Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π° ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π° ΡΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΈΠ·ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΡΠ²Π°Π½Π΅, ΡΠ΅ Π½ΡΠΌΠ°ΠΌ ΡΡΡΠΏΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π΄Π° Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΅! ΠΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΡΡΠ·Π°Ρ
Π° ΠΊΡΠΌ ΡΡΡ
ΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΡΠΈ Π½ΠΈ Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡ
Π° ΡΠΎΡ Ρ Π³ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡΠ΅! Π Π²ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π»ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅ Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³Π° ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ Π·Π° Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ° ΡΠΈ? ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ²Π° Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π½Π΅ Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΉΠ½Π°? ΠΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠ΅Π°Π³ΠΈΡΠ°Ρ
Π° Π΄Π΅ΡΠ°ΡΠ° Π²ΠΈ? Π‘ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π»Π΅ΡΠ΅, ΡΠ΅ ΠΌΠΈ Π΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π΄Π° ΡΠ°Π·Π±Π΅ΡΠ°! ΠΠΌΠ°ΠΌ Π²ΠΈΡΡΡΠ°Π»Π½Π° ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Π»ΠΊΠ°, ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΡ, ΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΈ ΠΈΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈ ΡΡΡΠ½Π° ΠΈΠ·ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΊΠ°, Π°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΈΠΆΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ΠΉΠ½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ΅Π±ΡΠ°ΠΉΡ, ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ½Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΊ.