After the knitting comes the sewing and stuffing …
But, because of the intricacy of the knit, there can be no sewing the whole thing together and then stuffing it.
Here I’ve sewn the two body-sides together at the spine, sewn up the four legs and stuffed them, and was about to start on the tail when I discovered the underside must be done before the back and tail.
The written instructions?
The written instructions are terse. I’m having to guess and gamble in places. Such as, pay out a front paw so the underside will stretch far enough to take in the backleg on that side sufficiently.
Because of course no hand-knitter will ever achieve exactly the same tension as another hand-knitter.
Rita de Heer 