I forgot that I was naming all the modern-style toys after flowers, so I went with ‘Hydrangea’ for the hippo. Now I’m working on a classic dog, an elephant and I’ve got a bear in a really luscious merino/alpaca in my To Go bag. After that, I need to do a classic monkey and a Roger cat and then I’ll feel re-stocked enough to work on something new!
H is for Hippo
I finished the example hippo in time for Judi’s birthday (back in August). She’s pretty awesome and she loves Hippopotamuses, so I made her a pattern. But since she doesn’t knit, I sent her the example Hippo instead. He’s made with bulky merino from Morehouse Farm – an excellent tie-in to our Mindful Fiber this month. <--Spoiler! The pattern is available on Ravelry and Etsy*.
Happy Birthday, Judi! You make my life grand.
*What are y’all’s views about having the patterns in the same Etsy shop with the toys? Is that weird to you? Should I make a separate pattern shop now that I’ve got a bunch of them?