Winnie the Pooh Finished

Well, I finally finished my Winnie the Pooh. It took more polyfill then I anticipated. At least three bags worth. I think that if someone else is crocheting Pooh then they need to make sure to email Leisure Arts for assistance. Also, once you have attached the arms and are doing the rounds for the head, the instructions are easy to understand and attaching the muzzle and ears is simple. I do have a problem with the facial features. I think that there should be a better way to describe exactly where the eyebrows go. Poor eyebrows make my Pooh look like an early version of Pooh rather than a commercial version. I equate it to early Mickey Mouse verse current Mickey Mouse image.

I also did the body of his sweater. SUPER easy compared to assembling Pooh. I started his sweater in the wrong gauge. I used the same gauge as the one I used for Pooh which is wrong. I changed to a larger needle and did the gauge swatch which made for a much better looking sweater. I did crochet it loosely though because I was concerned about it fitting. I have not added the sleeves but I like the sweater the way it is now. I'll think about the sleeves.

No new progress on the doll sweater. I am stuck on creating the placket. The directions are not detailed enough for me. I need to pick up 13 stitches but I only have about 9 to actually draw from. I'll have to get on the internet and search for ways to pick up more than one stitch per end row.