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July 17, 2018

From Susan — Camp was a Circus!!

Filed under: Updates — lv2knit @ 3:48 pm

Sally and I just returned from Knitting Camp.  I don’t have time for a full report, but I did want to share an FO that was part of the Camp experience!  The contest this year was At the Circus, or something like that.  Several of us went all in with elephants, including moi.  I adore Dumbo and knew right from the start that I wanted to knit him.  Who doesn’t cry when his momma is behind bars for protecting the little guy??

He stands just under six inches.  He started off with the body from Elefante – of which I have knit several.  I changed his trunk, eyes, head shape and of course, the ears!!  The eyes about did me in, but I like how he turned out.  I added a hat and ruffle to finish out his circus costume!  The competition this year was fierce, so he didn’t win, but I love him anyway. 🙂

Check out The Rainey Sisters Tip of the Week!

PS to All: Thanks for the nice comments!  The winning entries were absolutely BEYOND!  The winner knitted an entire clown suit from head to toe.  She gave a little speech and then said, “The question we should be asking is NOT how many clowns can fit in a car, but how many cars can fit in a clown!”  She proceeded to pull several TINY hand-knit cars from the sleeve of her costume!  Another person had a small knitted ballerina doing an actual high wire act!  It was crazy!!

PS to Julie – nothing really written “on my pattern” to share, but I did place a reenactment of my ear pattern on my Ravelry pattern page.  Cannot guarantee its accuracy, but it is close!

8 Comments »

  1. So cute. :). I can’t watch adults (yep, even adult elephants) treating a child like that, so I haven’t watched Dumbo in a while.

    Comment by Anya — July 17, 2018 @ 5:24 pm

  2. So beautifully done! It must have been very fierce competition, if your lovely Dumbo did not win.

    Comment by Amy — July 17, 2018 @ 6:23 pm

  3. this is just adorable! if this didn’t win, i would love to see what did!

    Comment by pt — July 18, 2018 @ 6:54 am

  4. Super tip! And maybe I have lived a sheltered life but those are the best eyes on a toy animal I have ever seen. Are you sure you don’t work for Disney?

    Comment by Chloe — July 18, 2018 @ 8:34 am

  5. He’s adorable. I love that you posed him with his magic feather.

    Comment by stashdragon — July 18, 2018 @ 10:29 am

  6. He just begs to be cuddled! I can’t imagine what the other elephants were like if this little guy didn’t win.

    Comment by Pru — July 18, 2018 @ 1:59 pm

  7. Dumbo is just adorable! Any chance I can see your copy of the pattern with your mods on it? Love the ears. Julie in San Diego

    Comment by Julie in San Diego — July 18, 2018 @ 2:27 pm

  8. I love your Dumbo entry! The details you knitted into him are amazing!

    Comment by Jane Lippmann — July 20, 2018 @ 9:38 am

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