Rest of the Tail
Lion was inspired by Rufus Fubar aka Fluppy, knitted by KnottyGirlLa of JenLa blog, who was in turn inspired by Dog in the book:
Knit a square & make a toy: simple toys to make from knitted squares
by Norma Campbell
Published in 1999 by Cole’s Home Library Craftbooks
ISBN 1-56426-256-1
It’s out of print, but many libraries have a copy. If yours doesn’t, request it through interlibrary loan! It’s chock full of great toy patterns that we can adapt to little looms.
The facts:
Jo Sharp DK wool, gold and beige
4 4×6 rectangles in Fancy Weave, two with fringe at both ends for the head, two for the body
4 4×4 squares in Fancy Weave, folded for legs
1 2×4 square in plain weave, with fringe at one end, for tail
vintage button eyes
embroidery floss details
stiff nylon thread for whiskers
wool stuffing
OMG, he’s gorgeous! Makes me wish I knew how to weave!
eowwww! he is adorable. patterns please for those weaves.
Fancy Weave is in Square Deal Weave-Along #3. http://eloomanator.eloomanation.com/?p=172. I used both sides, which look different.
That is soooo cute! Very clever use of those squares.
wow, that is *cute*. Your projects are inspiring me to drag out my weavette loom again.
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