not the smartest giraffe in the herd
I have been beavering away all of last week on this little creature. He is very silly and a bit daft, but I like him the better for it. Out of all the creatures on the planet, in some way the giraffe seems the most unlikely. Like something a child has drawn, that should have been a horse or a deer and ended up all out of proportion.
up for some fun!
handsome darling
isn't he eager
reaching...
posing
silly in search of a leaf
When I was little I was lucky enough to live in Africa, and coming face to face with these creatures makes you realise they are not a joke. They are beautiful. Elegant, gentle and soft. I have amazing memories of playing in Great Zimbabwe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Zimbabwe with my granddad running between the ruins and climbing as high as I could. Those days are full of desert and laughter for me.I don't know if it was the dust that made them seem golden in my mind, or some trick of memory. We also saw Victoria Falls http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls I just have a few memories of what it looked like. But when I shut my eyes I can remember the sound, like the whole earth was roaring.
I am hoping to get the Instant Gratification part of the website done over the weekend. It will have a loads of super quick patterns. I will start with the elephant and hedgehog as well as a robin, I have almost finished. I have a long list of other things to include!
OMG!! Is it felted? Either way, it's soooooo cooooool!!!!!!
Nathalie
Posted by: Nathalie | October 27, 2007 at 04:49 PM
You continue to amaze me. He is absolutely gorgeous. Wow, you've lived in Africa before? Must have been an adventure.
Posted by: shirley | October 27, 2007 at 11:52 PM
OMG!!!!!!!your creations are sooooo wonderful!And when I found your pattern of the meerkats I screamed so loud my husband thought I had been stung by a bee or something!LOL thank thank thank you for sharing and love everything you make.totally gorgeous!many greetings from holland Dees
PS you will probably love this aswell:http://www.fadeeva.com/
Posted by: Dees | October 29, 2007 at 01:04 PM
That's an amazing giraffe! I've never seen one like this before. Can't imagine what it was like to grow up around these guys. The closest I have come is a brief encounter with a fox in my back yard.
Posted by: Kathy | October 29, 2007 at 04:03 PM
Can i say it again?
OMG, that is so incredible cute!
What a beautiful job, those legs must have given you such a hard job! But it is very cute realy.
Posted by: Cristina | October 29, 2007 at 04:27 PM
It's Wonderful!Counld you please post a tutorial. i keep checking and hoping.
Posted by: zijingjinjin | October 31, 2007 at 02:33 PM
He's beautiful and oozes charm!
Posted by: haylo1573 | November 01, 2007 at 12:55 PM
I cannot stop grinning back at computer screen. Silly giraffe loping about, lolling his tongue out in the forest. I love his little stick-outty ears and the handstitched spots.
Posted by: Tracy J | November 08, 2007 at 07:09 AM
My son loves giraffes. Your creation is absolutely adorable!!
What a blessing to have so much imagination and talent! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Jean | November 15, 2007 at 05:44 AM
I was just led here from Ravelry by the Tree Frog. I can't believe it! I just couldn't decide which creature was the cutest: the Frog, no, the Meerkats! The Robin or the Heghogitis. Whoa, wait, the blue-eyed Sheep! And then I saw the Giraffe.
The Giraffe, yes, the Giraffe is clearly the winner!!!
Love it!
Posted by: yysasa | November 19, 2007 at 11:03 PM
I would love to buy a pattern for him. My mother lived in Africa for a few years and her favorite animal is the giraffe. I would love to make him for her!
Posted by: Katie | November 20, 2007 at 05:31 PM
I too would love to buy the pattern from you if you ever decide to make and sell it ^_~
he is very beautiful
Posted by: Kristalia | December 07, 2007 at 12:12 AM
I love this pattern. I would love to make it! Is it on sale?
Posted by: mazhalai | February 05, 2008 at 03:16 PM
My 3 year-old daughter is absolutely obsessed with giraffes. We have never figured out why, but there could be worse obsessions, I guess. Anyway, this is DARLING!!!
Posted by: Amanda | February 08, 2008 at 06:11 AM
I'm working on a peace frog for the TikkunTree (peace) project, planning to "paint" an extinct Israeli-Palestinian frog, much like your giraffe is spotted. Can you share a bit of information about how you did it? From the top or intarsia? etc.
Thanks!
Leslie
Posted by: Tikkunknitter | April 23, 2008 at 06:30 PM
OMGosh!!! I neeeeed this pattern...lol...i love giraffes my whole living room is filled with them!!!! let us know when a pattern is available!!!!
Posted by: Lindsay Sasseville | June 12, 2008 at 04:51 AM