"It's MEEEEEEE!"

When my granddaughter, Evelyn was a wee one, she created this wonderful drawing. With great pride, she announced it was a portrait of her uncle. She was so pleased with it, she even signed it with her signature, as you can see, an E with scribbles to the left.

Such an amazing piece of art, that has graced our refrigerator for the last few years! It always gets a giggle when we tell anyone who notices it that it is a picture of Malcolm. My daughter says that it needs to be put into a frame, so that it can be preserved and honoured for all time.  

Well, I decided to do one better, and pulled out my plush yarn, and my favourite crochet hook, and I created this gift for Malcolm this Christmas:

I decided to make it like a flat ragdoll toy, which made it very easy to do! Using single crochet and simple increases and decreases, I was able to create the same shape.  I created two of the shape, and then stitched them together like a pillow with the red yarn, to duplicate the colour she had used.  I used a slip stitch for extra impact. 

"It's MEEEEEEE!" was the delighted shriek from my adult son when he unwrapped his present.  I think that it may have been his favourite gift under the tree this year! 

And the original artist? She was quite impressed as well. "Grandma, you made Uncle Mal!" 

And yes, I am going to get a nice frame for the original piece.