Yesterday started with a pretty gruesome sight.
Elephant Parts Everywhere!
Well, actually yesterday started with 2 1/2 elephant bodies, and I was determined to end it with three elephants.
3/4 of Lord of the Rings, Fellowship of the Ring, 1 episode of The Biggest Loser, 2 episodes of Mad Men, 1/2 a yellow elephant body, 6 ears, and 12 legs later:
I Think They Love Me!
I had three adorable elephants staring at me, but I was too tired to care. It was an extreme day of elephant knitting, and I didn’t want to look at them anymore.
But this morning they were chilling on the window sill.
They Seriously Love Me!
And then they attacked Velma.
Velma Didn't Think This Was Very Funny
They made an Elephant Parade!
Can't Handle the Cuteness!
Which made them really hungry, so I made them lunch.
Crockpot Soup and Half a Grilled Cheese
You might remember my first elephant I knit a couple months ago. This poor guy is MIA! He was moonlighting at a few classes and might have been left behind? Hopefully he found a nice home.
I modified the pattern (free Ravelry download) a bit. The increases on the pattern are wrong so I just stuck to the number of stitches for each increase row and kept reminding myself, ‘It is an elephant butt. It doesn’t have to be perfect.’
I also put some dried navy beans in the body before I stuffed each body. The nose makes him very front heavy, and those beans did the trick.
These elephants are for my grandma and I’m sure she will love them! She loves toys, and they will probably end up above their TV.
Adorable! I love the photo with Velma, she looks so peeved. Why are peeved cats so hilarious?!
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Comment by juli — November 13, 2009 @ 11:43 pm
And laughing at her just makes her more angry! It’s a terrible/amazing cycle
Comment by allyson — November 14, 2009 @ 12:08 am
I luv your pattern! I am making Pocket Blankets for Project Linus and plan to do a “Flower Power Elephant” series. The kids will luv them, unlike Velma!
Comment by karen — February 11, 2010 @ 4:07 pm