Wanna Project? I Suggest One of These.

Today I was brainstorming on what to get for Abi for Christmas, because, I'll admit it, we're poor. So, Christmas is really all going to be about her. I was thinking if things that she likes; playing outside, coloring, but she really loves to watch her two favorite shows: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Wallace and Gromit / Shaun the Sheep (he was born from Wallace and Gromit, so I'm counting them as the same thing).

You can find Mickey mouse stuff at the store (though not as much as Disney Princess or Dora the Explorer, ugh), so I thought it would be really cool if we could find her a Gromit toy, because he's her absolute favorite. I have never seen them in the store, so I thought I'd look online. There's not much luck there either. Well, not in my price range anyway. A 7" bean-bag toy of Gromit on Amazon costs $39.99. Yikes. I don't think so.

So then I got to thinking, "well maybe I could make one." So I started searching the web for any patterns I might be able to use. Lo and behold I found this website (it's also listed on my blog list). She (or at least I'm assuming it's a she) has the CUTEST little animals and characters that she has crocheted. They are a-freakin'-dorable. She even has a few free patterns and guess who's one of them? (Insert angelic singing here) GROMIT!! The best thing about it is that this pattern in approx 17" inches tall. And so cute! Just look at him!

Isn't he adorable?

I am definitely going to do it, now that I have finished Abi's Halloween costume, but that's another post.