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I need to make ( knit, hand sew or crochet) 4 stuffed animals?

My little cousin is coming over Sunday and today is Wednesday and I want to make her a stuffed animal. Preferably by knitting or crocheting. . . But if those fail I'd like to hand sew one. Maybe even how to make a doll. Then I'm leaving on the 19th and it's the tenth to go to my friend's house in North Carolina. I'll be bored in the car ( 12 hour ride for me ) and I'd like to make the girl either a stuffed animal or a doll and the boy a stuffed animal, or something little boys like. They are 4 and 5. Please give me ideas or links ( I'd prefer ideas ) on how to make these. And then before I make those I need to make one for me. ^_^ I need a test run. ;P

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1. try googling "amigurumi patterns". There are all kinds of cute ones. You can join a website called ravelry.com- there are tons of patterns and forums where you can find instructions and ask questions if you need help.
2. Besides soft toys [to which I've provided some links below], how about knitting little cushions or pillows for them? And shape them accordingly. eg. for the girl, doll-shaped & for the boy Superman shaped...And it would be more fun [considering their age], if you could adorn them with some bells, beads & sequins - colors & sound always please little kids ! You could paint with glitter too. http://amigurumipatterns.blogspot.com/se... has 13 adorable and fairly simple patterns. You definitely Must give it a try. http://crochetme.com/patterns/item/Toys+... for a whopping 93 patterns for toys! www.diylife.com/2007/08/09/amigur... for cutesy stuffed food patterns. For sewing patterns, just type in something like "bear pattern for plushie / soft toy". Here are a few free patterns for tiger & zebra - Tiger plushie http://www.flickr.com/photos/cluttershop/2947152570/ -- free pattern http://teenagerobotfan777.deviantart.com/art/Basic-4-legged-plushie-pattern-88835225 http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=&section=&q=tiger+plushie http://www.burdastyle.com/creations/show/4403 http://www.cuddleworks.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=g31093&click=3297 Zebra plushie : http://www.poly-fil.com/pdffiles/zeek_zebra_instructions.pdf -- zebra http://mintvillage.blogspot.com/2009/01/zackie-zebra-free-pattern.html - knitting Hope these help you get started All the very best & have fun :-)