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I finally finished my little knitted fox. He told me his name is Jeffry and he's from the same designer as the frog and the bat. I had a bit more trouble with some parts of this pattern, but I managed to figure things out and I think he turned out pretty cute.
His sweater ended up a bit too long, but it was designed to be sewn with a seam up the back and it worked out to leave the back seam open a bit over his tail :-).
I used Lamb Camp Bottle Lamb yarn and dyed the orange and dark gray colors. I stuffed it with the orange combing waste from the Tour de Fleece. I like to use similar colors for stuffing so any loose spots don't show through.
I have two other stuffed friends in my queue. One is a knitted lamb and the other is a sewn felt sheep. January has been a bit busier than I'd hoped it would be, but it's still nice to not have all the summer work hanging over my head so I have time to think about what would be fun to work on next :-).
How has your crafting year started?
6 comments:
Oh my goodness, he is adorable. I think the sweater fits him perfectly. I wish I had your kind of talent. Would you ever consider making patterns and selling them at all?
My two kids grew up with a quilted Advent calendar that we call Baby Bear. It’s a large piece of fabric printed with a cut-away view of Baby Bear’s house interior and his family Xmas celebrations. The idea is to move a tiny stuffed bear to a new location every day. I have over the years managed to lay in a large stash of the fabric. Every year, I try to sew on a quilted backing and embellish two of them with beads and sequins when it’s too cold to be outside gardening but I don’t always make it. I’m about halfway through the second one this year. I have about a dozen done, enough to cover existing grandkids, who have already said they want one for when they are on their own. But I’ll keep going for a legacy to leave future family.
so adorable and I love the photo shoot!
There is NO WAY I'd ever be able to think up a pattern like that! It's all ingenious and I highly recommend checking her out.
I'd love to see a picture of your advent calendar. It sounds adorable!
Oh Jeffry is adorable! Looks like he will be getting into nefarious adventures!
I like your cute little fox and his story.
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