I wanted to make an animal that would match the colourful baby blanket I made. For some reason I have had a recent hankering to make a giraffe. I couldn’t find a pattern that I liked so thought I would have a go at making one up. I had a picture in my mind about how he would look with lots of colourful stripes and long, long limbs.
All was going well until I got so engrossed with the decreasing at the top of the body that I forgot to make the long long neck………………..ooops!
Not being one to enjoy taking things back I decided he would become a mouse instead and made some nice big ears and a long nose.
I forgot to do the long neck but made up for it by making loooong legs.
He is not quite the long legged stripy giraffe I started out making but I am sure I will love him when he is finished.
Need to make the arms next, sew on his facial features and put all the pieces together. Here is a sneak preview of his parts so far pinned into place and with black headed pins posing as eyes..
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