Saturday, March 5, 2011

What I have done



I made a squirrel! He is 3.5 inches of adorableness!
The pattern came from here.
I really love her work, and they're all so simple to do.

I started this pattern off thinking I would turn it into a chipmunk as a memorial for the ones that were killed in traps in our basement.R.I.P. However, because it was the first time making one, I decided to stick with making it a squirrel.

The skeleton body on the inside, I made too short, so there is only a limited range of bending, but just enough so that he can still hold on to his acorn.

I am not sure if it's the eyes, the little arms, or the fact that I thought GIANT eyes would be adorable, but I am reminded of Scrat from IceAge. Gawd, I love Scrat!!!


Anyway...


March 14th is my boyfriend's birthday. He's not one to celebrate anything, but I love to. I would celebrate Fridays if I could (and usually do).
I decided to make him his very own minion.
When I made the body, I should have double stranded it, as the "denim" yarn was already doubled up. Let's just say that the shrink ray was involved.


What am I doing currently?
I am working on making an acorn purse for Spring. The squirrel can't be the only one to look all stylish with an acorn.
I am taking Brigitte Read's pattern and am going to add a branch with leaves for the strap. I am hoping it works out. Of course I never really frog anything, so any who read this will get to see it (and either laugh at it with me, or love it).

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