FO Friday: The White Elephant Edition
Pattern: Vogue 8349
Material: 5/8 yd White Polar Fleece, 4 X 4″ cream and white cotton
Time: 6-8 hours?? I’m unsure, but it was a full day’s project with a few short bathroom and e-mail breaks scattered in.
Cost: ~$10 plus pattern cost and time of course
Recipient: Someone in attendance at the holiday potluck of Susan’s MWF aqua fitness class. It is for a white elephant exchange. I just couldn’t help being literal in the translation even though that isn’t one of the many interpretations of such a gift.
This was a bit of challenge. Working with polar fleece was an experience, as was connecting so many pieces at the angles needed to achieve the three dimensions. There is definitely room for improvement in my execution of this pattern should I attempt it again (I likely shall as he is so cute I almost didn’t want to give him away). While the polar fleece makes it really nice for doing the ears and makes for a very soft and cuddly guy, I think if I try any of these other patterns it would be worth my while to do a mock-up in muslin just to get the construction down. I had a tough time where all four body pieces met.
I like the final piece even if there are some handmade quirks such as a tendency for lop-sidedness. I am hoping someone with grandchildren (though older ones as the eyes are just half-round buttons not the safety eyes) ends up with. If that isn’t the case I’d love to see the guy reappear next year. Though really, this is the first year that they have done an exchange so there may or may not be one next year.
This is my entry in the December/January gift-themed Whiplash contest. I haven’t tried entering before, but thought I should go ahead and give it a shot.
