The looming danger of non-cutenes…
I find it daunting to knit a stuffed animal.
Those of you who remember the legendary “Sheepmantis” know I haven’t had the best luck with such projects.
I believe it’s because while you can follow directions perfectly and produce the exact casing required, stuffing it wrong can still land you with lumpy and disfigured results. Let’s face it: nobody wants to hug a lumpy sheep. Or teddy bear. Or, in this case, Little Cotton Rabbit.
The looming danger of non-cuteness starts you second-guessing your work, knowing your competency can fall flat at the hands of a handful of plush filling. It’s not like I can take my bunny to Build a Bear and have them bail me out.
I decided, therefore, to start with a piece of this project that most closely resembles regular knitting. In this case, it’s the dress the bunny would wear. I was also traveling at the time, and as such couldn’t really pack stuffing, nor would I be in many situations where I could pay the close attention that the bunny’s individual body pieces would require.
This turned out to be an excellent strategy. I got a nice surge of accomplishment at creating a cute little polkadot bunny dress. This gave me confidence to start next on the piece requiring the most art talent in my opinion, that being the head.
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We’ll see if my choice was a good one. A cute dress won’t do much for a homely bunny.
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