I love cute, easy toy patterns to knit, especially patterns that are not labor intensive and can use up left over yarn.

Take a look at [tag]Rebecca Danger[/tag]‘s patterns at [tag]etsy[/tag]. There are monsters, and bears and bunnies, and so many more! One of Rebecca’s patterns looks just like her pug and is called Wasabi the Gregarious Pug!  Sooo cute!  Many of Rebecca’s patterns use less than one skein of yarn and are good for stash busting.  To make these patterns safe for small children,  I would embroider the eyes instead of sewing on buttons.

The prices are reasonable, about $5.00 for a pdf download.   Rebecca also offers multiplepacks of patterns for $20.00.

If you visit Rebecca’s blog, you can download a free [tag]bunny nuggets pattern[/tag].   This little bunny nugget uses 30 – 50 yards of leftover yarn.