Madeleine - A Frog with a love of Reading

How a froglet came into being

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(I have been using patterns by Claire Garland from Dot Pebbles Knit for most of these little animals. She has a fab Instagram account. Shoes are sadly not made by me but from various sellers on Etsy.)

Hello Knitting Cabbage Heads,

This is the story of the making of buttermilk coloured frog in pictures (yes, that’s the name of the yarn colour). A mere tadpole in the making, basking in the egg carton pool of cardboard life with the others, he was one of the last to hatch, and often found with other yellow siblings. If you look closely she is bang in the middle at the back.

Only still wee ones but they love sitting in the sunlight dreaming of the adventures they may go on. She has moved here more towards the front.

At this point they tend to announce their gender and name. Madeleine was always going to be a Madeleine and as soon as she could she was asking to be read stories. She found the dress in the egg box and slipped in on before she even had arms. This dress was going to be hers no matter what.

Arms were obviously next and as soon as she could she gathered books. Here she has a book of poetry and Wuthering Heights, and then came that strange pose again that the frogs have recently adopted. .

Then legs and the finishing off of her look. She reminded me of Madeline from the kids movie my children watched a lot in the 90s. So a shirt, black shoes and white socks were a must.

And there we are. She is all done and is went off to live with a lady who loved watching her journey. Here she is wearing her pillow as a hat, and showing off the wares that came with her.

And that’s the making of Madeleine.

Till next time peeps, Tx

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