Happy Birthday!!! - A Short Story

For my sister's birthday, I made an itty bitty teddy amigurumi! Although this post is late (because her birthday was a few days ago), I am going to post about the cutie's story.

So, this little cutie was really made a few weeks ago and was made like most of my projects are - during 'television & craft session'! I don't mean to call the activity that, but it just so happens that I tend to craft (knit, crochet, whatnot) while watching TV. SIGH. But... give me points for multi-tasking!!! YEAH!!! :D *imaginary high-fives!!!*

Anyway... my sister and I are sitting on the couch and she asks what it is this time that I am attempting to make. And I shrug her off (like I do all things when knitting or crocheting - I'M COUNTING!!!) and say, "A bear." When I finished, this was what I got. She took it (him) away from me and started making him dace. Suddenly it hit her. "Is this for me," she asks. I look up at her from my yarn and smile a huge, mischievous smile (because I hadn't really thought of it) and replied, "Yeessss?" Hehe. I guess I am evil. But, she loved it and I insisted that she give it a name on the spot.... Poor little thing. Even to this day, it has no name. My sister had gone back to watching the television and had thought no further into naming him.

The next morning, I noticed that he was just sitting on the TV counter, where she had left him the night before.

Me: So, don't you like the amigurumi?
Her: Yeah....
Me: So? Why is it just sitting there?

Her: Because! What? Am I supposed to carry it around with me?

Me: No.

Her: It just seems lonely by itself. Oooo! Make another one to go with it! It needs a best friend!

So this happened:

This little bunny finally met the tiny teddy. And they became best friends!!! ❤ Sadly, she also has no name...which I can entirely blame myself for, because she is mine.

You'd think their stories end here with no names and no place to live, but nooooo....

The next night, after having seen a panda in a cartoon show, my sister (the same one - we have two other sisters) insisted that I make a panda amigurumi! And so I did!

The tiny teddy and the little bunny made a new friend, Peter the panda. Peter, as you may have already known, was a luckier amigurumi because he actually got a name! His name is the same as the panda in the cartoon! When Peter arrived, he shared the tiny space inside a tiny house with the tiny teddy and the little bunny.

And they lived happily ever after....

Whew, that was a lot to put into one post!!!

But I'm not done! (There's not much more to say, I promise!) I just need to add that these little items: the tiny teddy, little bunny, Peter the panda, and the tiny house; all came from my big head. The amigurumis are made with Red Heart Super Saver yarn (which are the most common yarns I use) in white and pink as well has black, brown, and beige felt for muzzles, ears, arms, legs, and Peter's eye patches. They have beaded eyes and are stuffed with love (actually the same fiberfill as Mr. Darcy from the previous post). The tiny house is cardboard with construction paper shingles, wall paper, carpet, and facade. The windowsill flower pots are pipe cleaners and the flowers are beads. The foam hearts and red knob are from a small valentines mail box another of my sisters no longer uses. The amigurumis are each about 3.5" and the house is 6.5" x 5" x 5.5".

Heh heh. I bet that's a lot to read!!!

P. S. The tiny bear was not all I got my sister. I also got her a pet hamster, something she has been wanting for a long time.