Preparations for Hitting the Road Continue...

Sally is shaping up.  She's got arms, legs, and ears - but no face yet.  She looks pretty cute anyway, but giving her a face is next on the agenda.

What else does Sally need?  Since it didn't take much yarn to make her, I decided to use what remained to knit a bag to carry her in.  Of course there wasn't enough to complete the bag, so off to Peg's Knit-n-Spin to buy another skein.  The bag is finished, but I have a bunch of yarn left again.  This is how stashes are built...

Sally also needs a musical instrument for when we go to ukulele events.  Sal has retired from traveling and, as you can see from the photo below, is much too big for Sally anyway.  Unfortunately, smaller playable ukes aren't usually made, so what to do?  See if you can get hold of a Nano Uke!  It's smaller, playable, but sadly, there are none available at the moment.  Sally is thinking about getting on the waiting list for one, but perhaps she will be content with a different type of instrument?  A shaker egg, perhaps?  Time will tell...

Where Has Sal Been!?

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!