this is Herb (as in potherbs). he is a fridge magnet and lives in our new kitchen. (you can see a reflection of my very messy kitchen counter in my awesome red fridge door. we get a delivery of stuff needed for more organising on thursday.) also: he's a prototype. i made him up yesterday and i totally winged it.
my mum has had this fridge magnet pig for ages and since R decided to "borrow" it a while back i have been wanting to make something similar.
i've seen this funny couch pillow in a few facebook posts already and i'm sorry to say: i have no idea where this photo comes from and who made this cute, slighly grumpy looking monster-cushion.
i hope my posting it here doesn't upset anyone - i just want to show my inspiration.
if you, who made this photomontage and/or the pillow happen to read this, please message me so i can either remove it at your request or give proper credit for it!
(same goes if you read this and know who made it.)
anyway: i wanted to knit some funny fridge magnet animals or monsters and since i don't feel so comfortable shaping my knitting into animal shapes i took inspiration from this pillow with the telescope eyes...
i love Herb's telescope eyes and his hands or paws or whatever they could be called...
... and i just adore his feet! they are so cute!
he can also hold pens. (i never find a pen in the kitchen when i want to write something on the shopping list or make a note of something i have just remembered or thought about...)
i already have ideas on how to improve the construction for the next one. i also have to find the perfect magnets to use and for the next one i'd like to make the arms and legs longer just to see how that looks. there are so many possibilities!
i'll keep you posted!
p.s.: i apologise for the not so great pictures of Herb. it's a grey, gloomy, rainy day and the artificial lighting in the kitchen is not the best for a photoshoot...