One of my earliest deviations here at was a little sweater I knitted for a small teddy bear.

"Bayoh" is one of our favorite plushies. She has a personality which bears no resemblance to her outward appearance. (Bears. )

She gambles, smokes Cuban cigars (yes, they're illegal in the States, but Bayoh is rarely daunted by such minor details), and maintains several money-laundering 'legitimate businesses.'

Well, we've owned Bayoh (or, as she'd put it, she's blessed us with her presence) for over a decade and time and rough living had really taken a toll on her pretty little body.

So I decided it would be a good way for her to start the new year in a new body.

In the image above left, you can see the tattered remains of her former self.

I deconstructed this threadbare material verrrrry carefully, scanned it on my flatbed scanner and made new pattern pieces.

In the midst of sewing up the new parts, I made a fortunate error. I neglected to sew her arms into her torso. In finishing her up, I decided to make a modification and gave her jointed arms. Now she can be even more expressive...for example, in the picture at upper right wherein she's flipping off the paparazzi.

Hmm. Maybe that wasn't such a hot idea after all...

ALL BOW DOWN TO ME, FOH I AM BAYOH!!!



Heaven help us all.