Sunday, July 7, 2013

Little Blue Elephant




I am part way through quite a few amis right now (Adventure Time characters, fish, a sushi magnet set, and a raccoon), and I just don't feel like sewing any of them together tonight, so I am sharing an older project I haven't blogged about yet.



I made this elephant for a friend/co-worker who was having a baby boy and had a jungle theme for the nursery.  I really like how it turned out, and I plan to make more of this cute little elephant.

I got the free pattern from Lou's Labors.  It was pretty easy to follow.  If I remember correctly, the only change that I made to the pattern was to close up the nose by reducing rather than just sewing the nose shut.


Normally, I use the plastic safety eyes, but this project was for a baby, so it needed safer eyes.  Most of the non-plastic safety eyes I've seen are crochet rounds, but I didn't think it would look right on this elephant.  Instead, I just used some black yarn and sewed it through a small section.  I really like how these eyes look, and they are baby safe.

8 comments:

  1. My little girl would absolutely love one of these!
    Thanks for linking up to 'Anything Goes'

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  2. Too sweet! Love it!
    Hope you have a good week!
    Hugs from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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  3. So adorable! Makes me wish I were more crafty:)

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  4. So cute!! I love "amigurumi" animals. Thank you for sharing at our Simply Create Link Party. :)

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  5. Aww! That's so cute! Thanks for linking up at the Make Bake Create party this week!

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  6. Hello! Thanks so much for linking up your adorable elephant at Make Bake Create! I have a weekly Homemaking Party that I'd love to have you join, if you'd like! It starts over every Thursday.

    Here's the link for this week's party: http://www.hopeineveryseason.com/2013/07/our-library-day-and-homemaking-party.html

    Have a great night!
    Mrs. Sarah Coller

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  7. Such an adorable little elephant!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ Submarine Sunday Link Party

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