Cornelius is Done

Remember what it was like with regard to attention spans and growing children? They seemed to be totally interested in something one day; then there isn't a glimmer of intrigue for it the next. So now that M is 4 months old it is important to act quickly with regard to her current infatuation, Cornelius, Mr. Chicken Waffle.

M is now laughing out loud every time she sees the chicken waffle embroidered potholder no matter how little time is spent between sightings. Hopefully my 3D version will be equally as funny for her. Check out Cornelius, Mr. Chicken Waffle, the Flagel knit version.

It is a bit taller than a Sharpie pen.

Decisions were made to knit the beak, wings and tail. The wings are actually made with instructions for a large leaf, but I think they look like feathers anyway. Although the beak is 3D, the comb and tail are not. The idea of having to match the self-designed parts with a second was too much for me since I didn't really bother to write down what was done the first time around.

Cornelius is about 6 inches or about 15 cm thick

This version of Cornelius is fat; perhaps it is because Mr. Chicken Waffle has eaten too many chicken waffles.

And guess what, there was not a single incident of yarn yardage roulette in the entire project. I do love knitting small things; you get near instant gratification and avoid problems regarding whether you have enough yarn; I was using up scraps. It is great when a plan works just as it was supposed to, too. M, Cornelius is on his way to you soon! Try not to change interests before you get it.

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