A friend of mine, Andrea, asked if I could make a matched set of seagulls for her. I started my search and ended up with this pattern from the Blue Bobbin at Jean-pierre the Seagull Amigurumi Pattern Amigurumi Bird | Etsy. It was easy to work up and simple to tweak to customize them.

My sister, Lisa, asked me to make her a “Bigfoot” so I began my search for a pattern. I ended up with Sasquatch from Sasquatch Crochet Pattern Bigfoot Amigurumi Yeti Handmade | Etsy. This one can easily be made up as a Yeti by changing the colors. He ended up about 15″ tall I believe.

He has moved in to his new home in Porter, Texas.

My niece, Molly, was expecting her third child and I decided to make a blanket and stuffed toy for the baby. She has two young boys and I did not want them to feel left out, so I decided to make something for them as well. Molly (my wife) suggested a Longhorn for the oldest son, Oliver, since Molly (niece) and her husband both went to the University of Texas. I thought it was a great idea. I went to Texas A&M University though, and it took all I had in me to get excited about a Longhorn!! He turned out really cute.

But the cutest part of this story is what Oliver decided to name him.

Horny. That’s what Oliver named him. Horny. I died laughing when Molly (niece) was telling us some of the conversations they had surrounding this Longhorn. “Dad, will you get Horny for me?” I think she told us too that he showed off Horny for show-and-tell in Zoom kindergarten. I can just imagine the look on the teacher’s face!!