look what followed me home...can we keep him??!

shhhhhhhhhhh...don't startle him...

...but if we're very quiet...and a bit patient...

...maybe we can get this little guy to turn around and say hi...

HOORAY!!!

ok, technically he didn't follow me home. in fact, i brought him along on vacation... (at that point he was a head with 2/3 of a trunk) ...and much to the bemusement of LHJ's family i proceeded to make, stuff and attach ears, feet and a tail over the course of our week in myrtle beach. it's been pointed out to me...more than once...by more than one family member...that said amigurumi elephant doesn't have a *BODY*...he's basically a head with legs on. to which i say, respectfully, and in the nicest possible way,

"PFFFFFFFFFFFT!"

actually, once he was entirely assembled, said crochet-based pachaderm was universally adored by all, and i began to have a few small worries that he wouldn't make it home without being elephant-napped. luckily, we had a safe trip, and now he getting ready to pack his trunk and go to live with baby isabel and her minions. it's a bit sad, really, but i shall have the consolation of visiting often to check on his progress.

anyone know where i can find a pattern for crocheted peanuts??!

those of you interested in these sorts of things, the amigurumi elephant pattern was free from lion brand yarn and can be found here. the yarn is lion brand's wool ease, available everywhere, including michaels.