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january 25, 2008
shhhhh... don't tell the boys They've completely forgotten about the tiger and lion stuffed animals I'm supposed to be making for them. I started the little animals in the summer, put them aside for a while and promised to finish them for Christmas. Since I'm actually still not done with all my Christmas crafting, I figure they're not really late yet. But as technicalities like this are usually lost on the boys, I've tried to sneak in a few days work on them so there's some progress to show in case they happen to remember!
The pattern has you work your way up the little animals' bodies, starting with feet and shoes (oops, forgot them for the picture!), then legs and back and the pieces I've just finished up, the arms and tummy. Next comes the head (in two parts) and the ears. Then the nightmare of sewing all these tiny pieces together.
I think they're going to turn out to be pretty cute though.
In July, that is, when I'm finally all done with them! posted by alison at 10:27 am | in
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SO CUTE! I'll bet the little shoes are adorable too. hehehehe here's hoping the boys don't remember until you're done! ;) Posted by: Meg at January 25, 2008 11:29 AMGah. Posted by: ames at January 25, 2008 11:30 AMOMG. They're adorable. Posted by: Gayle at January 25, 2008 12:03 PMI am not a big fan of assembly, either... Posted by: Beth at January 25, 2008 12:08 PMI have a few projects like this (were like this mostly means a ton of finishing work). They are unfortunately for my husband who doesn't forget them and has an unfortunate habit of mentioning them when I least expect it. Which probably means I should work on the backpack I started during the Knit Olympics... Posted by: Seanna Lea at January 25, 2008 12:20 PMThey are just too cute but all those ends! Can they just be stuffed inside or do they have to be woven in? I should finish the little doll I started for baby M last summer - esp since she said "I love you" to me for the first time yesterday (could anything make a grandma's heart melt more than a 14 month old saying that in her baby slur - esp when accompanied by a big hug?). She has really started toting her "babies" around since Christmas. Posted by: Donna at January 25, 2008 12:55 PMI kind of like sewing that kind of stuff together, because you start out with this crazy-looking pile of pieces and after a little sewing, you have an adorable stuffed animal! Good luck with keeping the boys distracted until you're done. Posted by: Lara at January 25, 2008 1:11 PMThose are going to be soo cute! Posted by: Miss Scarlett at January 25, 2008 6:55 PMah, but one of the nice things about knittine stuffed animals is that you don't have to weave in the ends! just tuck them inside :) no one will ever know. Posted by: gleek at January 25, 2008 9:13 PMThese are soooo cute!! I would love them! Hi Alison, I was wondering where you found the pattern. Thanks, Caroline, the pattern is from a Sirdar book called "Things to Make". Check ebay and I bet you'll find a copy! :) Posted by: ALISON at January 29, 2008 12:25 AMThanks! Caroline Posted by: Caroline at January 29, 2008 11:40 PM |
