The Elephant that wanted to be a Snowman

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I love to crochet but tiny stuff is just not my thing…first of all, I can’t see it without magnifying glasses and second of all, my hands just hate it…BUT…every once in a while, I am just compelled to give it one more go.

In the Little Good Things Swap, my partner @crafty-becky had elephants as one of her favorite things. I searched the internet and found the cutest tiny elephant and quickly printed out the pattern.

I am trying to work off my stash so all I had was white crochet thread…fine, I would use markers or paint to color it grey later…

I was doing great and ready to make the legs and ears when I realized…the pattern had a huge boo-boo…the pattern maker forgot the trunk!!!

What to do, what to do…I probably could have winged a trunk but I also noticed the shape was a bit off…not quite round like an elephant…did I goof? I was going to just stop when I remembered Becky also liked snowmen! It kinda looked like a snowman…all I needed was a few embroidery stitches, a tiny scarf and a tiny hat…I could do that!!!

So here we have “the elephant that wanted to be a snowman”…

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And once again…I swear I will never crochet anything tiny again (until the next time…:grin:)

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Adorable!

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That is so stinking cute!

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OMG so cute!!!

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He is so cute and makes a perfect snowman.

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Adorable snowman!

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Too cute! I did some tiny crochet the year before last and it looks so pretty,but definitely hard on the hands!

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Your story made me laugh :smile: he’s so cute! and so tiny!

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Wow that’s tiny! And absolutely cute :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Well, I should give crocheting another go :yarn:

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That sounds like a children’s book. :slight_smile: I love the story behind this cute snowman. Nice save!

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That’s hilarious. Glad it wanted to be something that worked out so well!

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This is utterly ridiculously teensy, you are a fiend! I can’t even believe you made something this tiny. I. Can’t. Even.

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As I’m sure you already know … I LOVE that snowman!!

The fact it’s tiny is even better.

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I never would have guessed this guy started as an elephant! His accessories are also all so perfect. Great job adapting into something still awesome!

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It is called panic mode…ha ha…amazing how the brain can function when things go wrong! ha ha

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The fact that you managed to save the elephant and turn it into a snowman is great :smiley: And good that you’ve learned that you can’t say never XD

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He is adorable! I love that you were able to make an impromptu switch mid project too.