Voting has begun in the 2nd Annual Softie Awards - don't forget to pick your favorite!

If you've been thinking of creating your own softie, here's a few cuties that you can make yourself:

Silver Seams has a number of free patterns for a variety of different animals including hedgehogs, ferrets, wacky chickens, and a preview of her latest pattern - the snowshoe hare.

I love this robot toy! I can see myself making Easton one of these very soon. [link via Craft]

How to create the classic sock monkey. For a twist, try the red healed sock to make a sock elephant.

Don't forget to visit WeeWonderfuls where you can always find a ton of adorable patterns!