Meet Gort.

Meet Gort
His arms are long and his legs are short
Ping pong is his favorite sport
He wishes he could teleport
He's really quite a funny sort

Project Specs
Pattern: Gort the Gym Bag Monster designed by Rebecca Danger
Pattern Source: The Big Book of Knitted Monsters by Rebecca Danger
Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted in Water Green and Garnet
Needles: US4 Clover Bamboo DPNs
Date Started: 3/1/2011
Date Finished: 3/5/2011
See him on Ravelry!

I picked up this book on Amazon a few weeks ago, and it was the perfect cure for my knitting funk. As of late I hadn't been drawn enough to a pattern really make time to sit down and knit, but this cute collection of monsters (combined with Malabrigo March) was all I needed to get back into my groove.

Though Grace has knit a few of Rebecca's other monster patterns, this guy is my first. I love how even though the designs are so simple they have so much personality! Gort jumped out at me as a good first monster--it's one of the easier patterns, and I could choose from my stash of partial balls of Malabrigo so it would be a perfect stash buster. The knitting went by quickly, and the only thing I really had to think about was the striping. I didn't do any special striping techniques, so there's a slight jog at color changes. I admit it does bother me some but my laziness definitely got the best of me this time.

I've already started a couple other monsters from the book--what can I say, they're super addictive! I hope to share those with you later this week!

If you're interested in knitting up some monsters (or any other stuffed toy pattern), it's not too late to come join us in the Monster & Stuffed Toy Malabrigo March Knit-a-long. Lots of cute monsters have already been knit so be sure to stop by and check them out for inspiration! I also wanted to mention that Grace is hosting a giveaway in her Mr. Yarn Ravelry Group. All you have to do is post a photo of your finished Malabrigo March project in this thread, and she'll draw from all the entries and give away a few skeins of free Malabrigo Yarn and $20 Mr. Yarn gift cards! All projects are welcome whether or not you bought the yarn at Mr. Yarn!