Yolochkini toys

Hello! I'm so glad to see you! Let me introduce myself.

My name is Yelena. I create knitted toys and decorative dolls, which are presented in my shop “Yelochka toys” (Christmas Tree’s toys).
The story of the name of the shop is quite simple. I was born on January 7th, on Christmas. According to the Druid's horoscope, my tree is an evergreen conifer (A fir would be more correct, but let's not get too caught up with botany right now) and Conifers are my favorite trees. This is why, when the need come up with a name for site registration, Yolochka77 popped into my head almost by itself. It was this from which the name "Yolochka" toys came from.
If it associates with Christmas and the New Years, so be it. For me, these are family celebrations. This is "the warmth of home's hearth," this is childhood, fairytale and anticipation while waiting for a miracle... Because toy making is also a fairytale, and, just like when we were little, anticipation for a miracle.
A few years ago, I discovered this fairytale for myself, a world of knitted toys. In the beginning of the process-diagrams and patterns, along with rolls of yarn. I pick up the knitting needles- and the result are gentle, soft, and "comfortable" toys. When I work with a crochet hook- brighter, original, intricate designs. The creation of parts for the toys demands effort, incredible patience. And the decorations - a creative process and emotions that are impossible to explain, that turn the delicate, but 'ordinary,' work into something out of a myth.
There are no "clones." Every toy, even the ones made from the same pattern, have their own character. It is impossible to identify from the start what kind of smile they will have, a sad one, a happy one, sly, or tender, shy...
They are like children. Each is different, but each is a favorite!