the middle knitter

I made an elephant. His name is Quincy. Primarily made of Caron Simply Soft, leftover from another project. I started him yesterday afternoon and just finished the final touches!

I didn't use a pattern--I just made it up as I went. The beauty of amigurumi is that it's just a bunch of variatons on a cylinder attached to each other, so even a newbie can make stuff up. I weighted his bottom with pennies to give him a little heft, so he sits nicely.

And, yes, there will be knitting as well, but it might wait until next week. I've got three or four projects on the needles (which is record, for me), but I keep getting distracted by the lure of cute little animals. Well, and school. Can't forget that.