Sal's last appearance here was in October of 2015, which is a very long time ago. Time flies! No worries about our favorite little ukulele, though. Sal is safe and sound - hanging out with many other ukuleles at my house. After all of her travels, she deserved a rest, and it doesn't seem like she will be hitting the road in the near future.
Instead of traveling herself, Sal is deputizing a new traveler - Sally the Rabbit. Since it's the Year of the Rabbit, here's the plan... First, make a rabbit. Second, take the rabbit traveling and post the results here.
How far has the plan progressed? First, I spent many hours searching for a knitting pattern for the perfect adorable rabbit. PUN ALERT! Looking for patterns sent me down quite a rabbit hole! I looked through knitting books from the library, pattern books I already own, Etsy, and Ravelry.
Why don't you just buy a stuffed rabbit toy - or use one of the rabbit puppets you already have, you might be asking. If you knew me you would laugh at this question.
After many hours of back and forth between two finalists, this is the pattern I settled on: Lulu the Little Bunny
And this is what Lulu looks like so far:
Her body, one leg, and her dress are knitted, and her body is stuffed. Still to go: head, ears, arms, the other leg, and the headband. As you can see, it will be a while before Sally hits the road. Off to do some knitting now!
