This is Gina the giraffe, my first attempt at designing a softie of my own! I really like giraffes and have seen a lot of cute stuffed ones, but no patterns that made me take notice. So I broke out the arts section of last week’s newspaper and started drawing and figuring. I’m going to tweak the pattern a little to make the face less camel-like, and make it stand up on its legs instead of resting on its tush. Once I get it the way I like it, I’ll PDF the pattern and write up a little tutorial for any of you who’d like to make a Gina (or Gino) of your own! It will be up either here or over at getcrafty, so stay tuned and I’ll let you know when it is up.
Hope you’re all happily recovering from Halloween sugar shock today!