Don the Dillo
May 30, 2009
Where I live, we don’t have armadillos. My boyfriend finds them adorable and kept asking me if we could have one as a pet, so I decided to make him one for his birthday. Needless to say, he adores this 10-inch buddy that rolls up into a ball when tired.
I couldn’t find any armadillo patterns I liked, and I wanted it to be able to roll up into a ball, so I gathered up all my courage and decided to try inventing one. This is my first attempt at inventing my own pattern, and I’m proud of the result.
The pattern is now available here for all to try. If anything is unclear, please tell me.Also, if you make a Don, please send me photos!!
Happy knitting!!
I think Don likes coffee
Besides being adorable, your Don is much safer since real ‘dillos carry TB and really don’t make very good pets. My daughters have hounded me for years for a hedgehog so I feel your pain! (My 17yo finally knit and felted herself one using the Fiber Trends pattern) Thanks for posting the pattern- I can’t wait to try it.
This is quite possibly the most adorable thing I’ve seen in about forever. I love it! I really have to see if I have the yarns for this.
He is so sweet! You are so clever to be able to design something like this. Well done and thanks for posting the pattern.
Omg omg omg omg so cute!!!
I may just have to be adventurous enough to try this one! To quote Limenviolet…squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
lurve,
Absynthee
I love this pattern, too bad I only do crochet amigurmi’s though. He is too cute! Nice job on your first pattern!
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Absolutely adorable!! Thank you for this uber-cute pattern.
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