Me ([info]mama4lilc) wrote in [info]knitting,
@ 2008-12-04 16:07:00
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KNIT CAR??
I'm trying to find a pattern for a knit toy car for my 3-year-old. He told me last night that he wants to be a girl so he can knit, HAHA! I told him he can just tell me what he wants and I'll see if I can make it for him. He immediately yelled "A CAR!!!" He's obsessed w/ cars.

I tried googling a pattern for a knit car, and I looked at the toys in the free pattern website, but I can't find anything. It doesn't need to be anything fancy, and it can be all one color. He won't care.

I just learned to knit a few months ago, so an easy pattern would be the best, but I'll try anything.

Thank you everyone!!

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[info]madknits
2008-12-05 12:17 am UTC (link)
Um, boys knit, too.

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[info]liedra
2008-12-05 12:23 am UTC (link)
lol I don't think she was stopping him particularly, but he is only 3 :)

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[info]madknits
2008-12-05 12:27 am UTC (link)
Oh, I know. I'm just being a wiseass.
But I still get "wow, you're a guy and you knit," comments.
Yeah, I can cook, too.
And make a bed and iron a shirt and scour a toilet and fold fitted sheets.
Just don't ask me to dust.

But rather than all those things, I'd rather be knitting.

;-)

BTW, my understanding is that kids don't really have the wherewithal to handle needles well until at least 5 or 6. But that's from what I've read, not because I've taught kids how to knit. I do not claim to be an expert on teaching kids to knit, just on how to fold fitted sheets.

Edited at 2008-12-05 12:28 am UTC

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[info]rockettefug
2008-12-05 12:47 am UTC (link)
we love katamari

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[info]mama4lilc
2008-12-05 12:39 am UTC (link)
haha, i know. :-) anything he sees me doing, he later tells me that he wants to be a girl so he can do it too. totally cracks me up!

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[info]isitnotnifty
2008-12-05 04:47 pm UTC (link)
I love it when kids make comments like that. I mean, if it was coming from an adult, it could be totally rude, but they're so sincere when they're that age. :-) It's just cute.

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[info]gluedupsidedown
2008-12-05 08:10 am UTC (link)
Agreed. *is slightly(?) annoyed when any activities are assigned gender roles*

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[info]need_pins_les
2008-12-05 12:22 am UTC (link)
The easiest thing would likely be to knit the pieces separately as detailed as you want (probably one piece each for the sides, one for the top and one for the bottom), and then stitch them together and stuff it. It's just require a bit of shaping which you can probably chart out fairly easily since it's just flat knitting.

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[info]mama4lilc
2008-12-05 12:43 am UTC (link)
i wish i knew how to do all of that. honestly, i can't just make something, i have to have an exact pattern or i'll totally screw it up. haha!

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[info]need_pins_les
2008-12-05 12:56 am UTC (link)
If you were willing to give it a shot, do it on graph paper, just one piece at a time. Black out the squares you would want for the car until you have the right silhouette. Start with one side and when you have it, cut out 2 (one for each side). The bottom and top could technically just be rectangles that follow the curves of the side. Once you have all your paper pieces cut, tape them together to make sure you like the way it'll look. If so, then just use the graph paper you colored and cut as your pattern. The places where the graph squares increase in number should have an increase and where the squares decrease should have a decrease.

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[info]frost_faerie
2008-12-05 12:25 am UTC (link)
I found two on Ravelry, although I have never tried either one personally.

There is a pattern for a Large Sports Car in Jean Greenhowe Knitted Toys, by (obviously) Jean Greenhow. It is available on Amazon.com

There is also a pattern called "Car and Train" in Aussie Jean's Toy Knitting Patterns by Jean Woods. It is available here: http://home.alphalink.com.au/~woodsy/

Hope that helps!

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[info]ershiba
2008-12-05 12:36 am UTC (link)
the car in jean wood's book is adorable.

also, i LOVE your icon!

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[info]frost_faerie
2008-12-05 01:31 am UTC (link)
Thank you! :-)

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[info]mama4lilc
2008-12-05 12:40 am UTC (link)
thank you, i'll see if i can do one of those!

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[info]jessaj
2008-12-05 12:40 am UTC (link)
http://motorparkscars.blogspot.com/2008/10/car-tea-cosy-knitting-pattern.html

Its a tea cozy, but maybe don't put in the holes? or sew them up or something.

I found the link here:

http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/index.php

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[info]mama4lilc
2008-12-05 12:44 am UTC (link)
oh yeah, maybe i could sew the holes, thanks!

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[info]knitnnut
2008-12-05 12:52 am UTC (link)
found on Ravelry: Angelabdc has one from a book...Jean Greenhowe Knitted Toys
by Jean Greenhowe.
Jean Woods has a car from the book Aussie Jean's Toy Knitting Patterns, there's also this link on her page, http://home.alphalink.com.au/~woodsy/car&trainpattern.htm
This pattern can be ordered online for $3 AUS.

Good luck & I hope this helps!!

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[info]knitnnut
2008-12-05 12:54 am UTC (link)
Obviously I didn't go back and read the thread before I found these patterns! You got some quick answers!

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[info]boobirdsfly
2008-12-05 01:37 am UTC (link)
Did you tell him that he can be a boy and knit ?
That seems important perhaps...

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[info]mama4lilc
2008-12-05 02:57 am UTC (link)
I have a 9 year old boy who also wants to learn. It's not a boy-thing, it's an age-thing. My 3 year old uses my knitting needles as swords and drum sticks....he's too young, which is why I said I'd just make it for him. I told him when he gets older, I could teach him.

I mentioned this in an above comment......anytime he sees me doing anything that he wants to do, he says "I want to be a girl so I can do that too"....it's funny. I guess I should've left out our little conversation last night and just asked for a car pattern here, because I didn't mean to make anyone think I'm against boys learning how to knit. :-/

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[info]sweetinsanity90
2008-12-05 03:38 am UTC (link)
I started with fiber arts when I was that age. Well, kind of. When I was three or four, my mum taught me how to "finger knit", and I made tons of scarfs and such. (WikiHow - Finger Knitting) My father started me on different knots around that time as well. When I was a bit older, around five or six, I was introduced to the wonders of the knitty knobby (The Lost Art of Knitting Nacies). Around the same time, maybe seven, I learned how to crochet. I finally started knitting around nine or ten, as well as Weavette looms, and beading.

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[info]ladylynx
2008-12-05 04:24 am UTC (link)
Did you see the girl who knit a life sized Ferrari? :D
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1879263.html

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[info]mama4lilc
2008-12-05 10:38 pm UTC (link)
woah that's awesome!

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[info]loique
2008-12-05 02:18 pm UTC (link)
http://home.alphalink.com.au/~woodsy/car&trainpattern.htm

I searched on Ravelry for you.. nothing for free.. but I thought his was a cute pattern

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12177982

the second one is a crocheted car... on etsy.. good luck.. Hopefully by the time he is old enough to learn to knit.. he will still want to..

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[info]mama4lilc
2008-12-05 10:38 pm UTC (link)
thank you! :-)

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