Giraffe

By the time I post this, months will have gone by since I made it. A friend who loves giraffes  is having a baby. Of course I immediately pulled out Itty Bitty Toys. I have been eyeing the pattern for years and bought yarn for this purpose when the friend got married two years ago.  Of course this giraffe is anything but itty bitty.I made a fabric pouch and filled it with plastic pellets and then used regular fiberfill. Without the pellets, the giraffe will simply fall over. Snug in the pouch the pellets shouldn’t come out and be a hazard.The knitting and stuffing is done.This isn’t a present for the baby, really this is for the mom.I started this post back in January, the baby has finally arrived so I get to share my creations.  The giraffe is more for mom, I’ve noticed that at about six months Westley got the hand coordination and really loves his Amish puzzle ball, using giraffe fabric of course I set out to make another. I even remembered to sew in a label, although no one will see it.Ball complete, since it has giraffes from Africa it’s only fair it should be photographed in front of a Kangaroo paw flower from Australia.The two look very cute together.Of course the gift was well received.