I feel lucky to have had some friends, aquaintances, and even strangers reach out to me to place orders for stuffed animals (among other things) these past few months. My most recent request was for a stuffed whale and I was so excited to make one. It turned out bigger than I thought (2 ft long!) which I love. It is going to be a gift for a baby due in September and I like that the whale will be bigger than its recipient for a while.

I used some dark blue fabric from a shirt I was going to give away for the top and grey linen that has been sitting around waiting to be used for a dress I have yet to start. I like the way the two turned out together.

There are a few things I wish I did differently, but wanted to share this one anyway because I do love to see my progress.

I used this pattern and tutorial for the whale. During my search for patterns I also came across this knitted whale and kind of want to cast on right now and make one just for myself. So many things to make, so little time…!