Go ahead, ask me... How much fun is it to cut up an old cashmere sweater and make something crazy fun for a kid? It is incredibly fun... once you get past the scariness of taking shears to cashmere! My granddaughter, Stella, is turning eight this week, and I've had a blast creating this silly stuffie for her.
This is my own design... part bear, part monkey... and a little bit blue monster.
This oh-so-very-soft critter is about 14" tall, completely stitched by hand and stuffed with polyfil. She has darling little shaped pink ears- one big, one small. The head and body were once a sleeve, and the hair is the knitted cuff, simply gathered up tight and wrap-stitched at the crown, then snipped into locks. Her weighted bum sports a rolled and wrapped tail with a fringed-out poof at the end.
She may look a little worried... but she's really quite adventurous, in her own quiet way. She likes to sneak up and surprise you!
My darling girl was running a fever today and feeling punky... but cashmere is SO comforting. :)
