For a while at least, I’ll be using this blog to make note of some of the things I’ve created over the last few years. To be honest, with the boys keeping me on my toes, I’ve not been as productive as I’d have liked, but there are some items I’d like to post here for posterity, if nothing else. The tiger pictured below is definitely worthy of a post.
Some good friends bought our then 2 year old a tiger suit for Christmas (2019) and he fell in love with it. He wore everywhere, in all weather and, like an experienced method actor he really ‘became’ the tiger. He roared with all the force he could muster, he prowled about the house on all fours and occasionally, when he was feeling particularly fierce (stroppy) he would try to bite us. B the tiger would even eat foods that B the boy didn’t like, very handy.
As a result, with his birthday fast approaching, I had a look online for a crochet pattern to make B the tiger a little tiger buddy. I ended up going with this free pattern (click here) by the very talented Jess Huff. It was easy to follow (US terms) and I was very pleased with the result, though I did opt to leave off the white tummy. I made the pad but I preferred the wee man without it and, if I’m honest, I thought it might show the dirt a bit.
When a parent makes a child a gift they do so hoping their child will enjoy interacting with it, that it will really mean something to the recipient. I made my eldest an elephant when he was two years old, as requested, and I don’t think it’s ever been touched. It was appreciated on the day, but fell from favour pretty promptly.
B’s reaction to Tiger was everything I hoped for, and he has kept Tiger close at hand since their first encounter. If, at 8pm, when he’s supposed to be asleep, B starts to complain that he doesn’t know where Tiger is, that Tiger is sad / cold / lonely, it is with a genuine mix of muted rage and a swell of pride that I traipse off to look for him. Such was B’s enthusiasm, I decided to add to Tiger this Christmas (2020) with a superhero outfit. I have very limited sewing experience, the suit took far too long to make and it is nothing like I had in mind, but I was still pretty pleased with it. That said, B seems to prefer his Tiger au natural – you win some you lose some I guess.
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