Ferdinand

I have a soft spot for Ferdinand, perhaps because I wrestled a lot with the pattern from Mollie Makes issue 91. In the magazine the squirrel was made out of felt, which I think is more forgiving and easier to shape. I used fabric from a discarded T-shirt. The filling consists of yarn- and fabric scraps, not the most easily manageable stuff. So it took me a while to make Ferdinand looking sweet. In the end I got there more or less I think.
Ferdinand wears a lovely soft flannel cloak and also has a warm knitted hat, all custom-made.
He lives with me in his own hanging basket, knitted from very soft wool, where he sleeps and dreams of mountains of beech nuts!

dear Ferdinand

with his cloack and his hat      

                                                                say hi!

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Here he lives and dreams his dreams!