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Stuffing

April 9, 2006 By grumperina

Hello, I’m Mr. Stegs, and I’m the most unevenly stuffed dinosaur ever!

Seriously. Seaming wasn’t so bad, but why did I feel like a complete idiot when it came to stuffing the dino evenly? I’m not sure if you can tell, but he’s all lumpy and bumpy, overstretched in some areas and under-stuffed in others. Filling and shaping the neck properly was the trickiest part because the head kept drooping until I freakin’ shoved another pound of fiber fill in there.

However, I LOVE him. What a great project!

Pattern: Dinosaurs by Jennifer Thurston of Xtreme Knitting. I knit Mr. Stegs, but there’s also Bronty and Trice, which I rejected because, come on, no spiny back!

Yarn and needles: Tahki Cotton Classic, less than 1 skein, knit on Bryspun straights, US 5. As far as straight needles are concerned, Bryspuns are my faves.

Finished size: Big enough to rule the world! Rrarrrr! (i.e., 12″ long, 5″ high).

Mods: The pattern is very well thought out – I felt that it minimized seaming, and that the dinosaur’s shape was right on. So, I didn’t change a thing other than to substitute a different yarn! Oh, I didn’t attach the tail spikes – they just didn’t do it for me after the spiny back was attached in all its glory.

And now I will have a tasty Cheerios breakfast! How many Cheerios will I eat? All of them! Rrarrrr!

As you can see, I gave Mr. Stegs three teeth, and not a hint of a smile. I felt that was more appropriate to the recipient ;). I mean, VVV.

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  1. Nancy J says

    April 9, 2006 at 10:23 am

    Stellar Fellar he is, Mr. Stegs. Should be fun seeing the recipient’s reaction!

  2. jennifer says

    April 9, 2006 at 10:28 am

    mr. stegs is spinalicious!

  3. lia says

    April 9, 2006 at 10:46 am

    AH! I thought of him while watching Jurrasic Park III last night. Mr. Stegs could have opened a can of whoop arse on those raptors…

  4. carrie says

    April 9, 2006 at 10:58 am

    i definitely prefer stuffed animals with deadpan expressions. adorable!

  5. Heide says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:01 am

    I LOVE these dinosaurs, thank you for the link. Your is definately a scary and threatening beast.

  6. Meredith says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:01 am

    What a cutie! I mean, very frightening. I made him too but my poor embroidery skills made him look kind of dopey.

  7. Cathy says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:02 am

    He is way too cute! Doesn’t look uneven at all int he picture πŸ™‚

  8. Jennifer says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:30 am

    He’s so cute! I mean, ahem, ferocious!

  9. gleek says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:33 am

    aaahhh!! scary mr. stegs!! πŸ™‚

  10. Jenn says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:39 am

    He looks great!

  11. puppymomma says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:47 am

    Oh no! Not ALL the Cheerios! Aieee!

  12. Laura says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:52 am

    I guess it would be inappropriate to say that he’s cute. He’s fearsome! Once the recipient gets over his or her terror, I’m sure Mr. Steg will be much loved.

  13. Nicole says

    April 9, 2006 at 12:02 pm

    I love Mr.Steg he is so adorable.

  14. jody says

    April 9, 2006 at 12:07 pm

    love him! i’m equally poor at the stuffing (although i don’t see the lumps and bumps in the pic). my mom made dolls when i was young and had all this little tools to coax stuffing here and there until it was just perfect.

  15. Yasmin says

    April 9, 2006 at 12:51 pm

    Too cute! What a fun knit!!

  16. francie says

    April 9, 2006 at 1:14 pm

    Spiffy dino! FYI not all stuffing is created equal. It really pays to go to the fabric store and squeeze a few bags. Some is slipperier than others, and some is lumpier. One thing that helps is to take small handfuls out of the stuffing bag and pull it apart to fluff it up before stuffing. A chopstick is also a very helpful tool when stuffing tiny parts.

    Your blog is great. I really enjoy reading it.

  17. Rosemary says

    April 9, 2006 at 1:14 pm

    Completely adorable!

  18. Kimberly says

    April 9, 2006 at 1:14 pm

    Oh he’s just so cute!

  19. Karma says

    April 9, 2006 at 1:32 pm

    Aaack! He’s so scary! πŸ™‚ In the pictures, Mr. Stegs doesn’t look lumpy at all. I’m impressed that he’s actually standing up on his legs! πŸ™‚

  20. Elizabeth says

    April 9, 2006 at 1:34 pm

    He’s not lumpy, they’re muscles! Are you going to make Mrs. Stegs and baby stegs?

  21. diana says

    April 9, 2006 at 1:42 pm

    As always, amazing. And he’s scary as hell.

  22. Christie says

    April 9, 2006 at 2:14 pm

    AAAAUUUUGGHHH!!! Mr. Stegs is coming! RUN!!!!

  23. April says

    April 9, 2006 at 2:25 pm

    I love him! hehehehe – but he’s missing your scary mad eyebrows from your kid pic in “100 things about me” hehehehehe I LOVE that picture! I’ve got a similar one of my 2yr old that just makes me giggle.

  24. TracyKM says

    April 9, 2006 at 4:01 pm

    Great, Grumpy…I open your blog just as my 5 year old dinosaur freak came over….green with orange spikes please mom….what about the Lion Brand alligator I started in August? As if I don’t have enough to do right now, moving house, SIL having a baby, my own baby….now he wants another dinosaur….

  25. Elizabeth says

    April 9, 2006 at 4:53 pm

    Awesome. I actually can’t see the lumps in his stuffing. Great job. He’s cuddly AND fearsome… an awe-inspiring combo.

  26. Rachel H says

    April 9, 2006 at 5:43 pm

    i want one too.

  27. LaurieM says

    April 9, 2006 at 5:45 pm

    Knit toys are so much fun. Using extra stuffing for stabalization is to be expected.

    After a scarf, my first real project was a stuffed pink pig. I was all of 10 and I loved that toy!

  28. Teresa C says

    April 9, 2006 at 5:53 pm

    Serious rule the world kind of fun!

  29. Kate says

    April 9, 2006 at 6:33 pm

    Rrarrrr! I love it!

  30. marie in florida says

    April 9, 2006 at 6:46 pm

    yikes, spikes! hide the cheerios

  31. Jenn says

    April 9, 2006 at 6:54 pm

    Can you share tips on how you attached the limbs? I made a zebra once for my son and my attaching skills are quite lacking. He’s currently in a heap, completely decapitated. πŸ™

  32. Karen says

    April 9, 2006 at 9:15 pm

    This is wonderful! Perhaps he is lumpy because he has eaten something quite large (e.g., a palm) recently and is happily digesting it.

  33. ShelbyD says

    April 9, 2006 at 10:00 pm

    Adorable! I love that set of patterns.

  34. Angela says

    April 9, 2006 at 10:03 pm

    Ahhhhh!!! I love that cheerio shot! So cute!

  35. Norah says

    April 9, 2006 at 11:37 pm

    Too cute!

  36. Bear Knits says

    April 10, 2006 at 9:14 am

    He’s a cutie!

  37. Sarah says

    April 10, 2006 at 9:51 am

    He looks great!

    I just had to make my own, but it turned out somewhat less great.

    http://spectacled.blogspot.com/

  38. Brie says

    April 10, 2006 at 9:55 am

    I love Mr. Stegs. Add another suffed animal to my list of ToDos.

    Stuffed animals make up about 75-80% of what I knit and you’re right, they do tend to have lots of pieces (or least the nicer looking ones do). I’m guessing that is because the many parts give the piece a very nice, complex shape. I don’t mind finishing, so I’d rather have a nice, defined shape with lots of pieces, instead of a simple amorphous shape with few.

    Wonderful facial expression. πŸ™‚

  39. Monica says

    April 10, 2006 at 10:21 am

    Cute steg!

  40. Samantha says

    April 10, 2006 at 10:48 am

    Cuteness!

    Holy heck my daughter would go nuts for something like that!! I’m off to get the pattern now …

  41. Ann says

    April 10, 2006 at 10:55 am

    Love it! Yes – the brand of stuffing is CRUCIAL. Fairfield’s Poly-fil is the fluff of choice for many (read “a heck of a lot of smart dollmakers” here) people who make cloth dolls and animals.

  42. knitnana says

    April 10, 2006 at 11:10 am

    OH, I just LOVE them, thank you for the link..I know two little boys (my DGSs) who will be getting these for Christmas!!! Your’s is adorable!

    (((hugs)))

  43. Isela says

    April 10, 2006 at 11:43 am

    That is just soo adorable

  44. Stephanie says

    April 10, 2006 at 11:46 am

    Oh, he’s fabulous. Adorable, but in a proper dinosaur way – and the teeth are perfect.

  45. Ang says

    April 10, 2006 at 12:41 pm

    LOVE, love, LOVE him! I like the teeth better than the smile – brontosauri (?) were my favorite dino growing up!

  46. jen says

    April 10, 2006 at 12:57 pm

    Wow an orange Mr Stegs! He does look evenly stuffed in the photo, and I love the photo of him about to attack the cheerios! I’m glad you enjoyed the pattern πŸ™‚

  47. Elizabeth says

    April 10, 2006 at 1:41 pm

    Now I’m committed to making Mr. Stegs (purple), Mrs. Stegs (pink) and baby stegs (variegate). I need to teach my son to knit.

  48. domesticat says

    April 10, 2006 at 3:34 pm

    yeah, kick ass! so scary, a cheerios eating dinosaur! hold me!

  49. miss ewe says

    April 10, 2006 at 6:35 pm

    I *LOVE* him! He’s perfect, with those scarier-than-thou teeth. And the cheerios are a nice touch.

    And even if he’s a little unevenly stuffed (not that he looks it!)– how like life. So am I.

  50. Carolyn says

    April 10, 2006 at 7:13 pm

    That is so cute…I will keep that in the back of my mind for a great gift!

  51. Michelle says

    April 10, 2006 at 9:10 pm

    Hahahaha! I love him! But you know…. he needs a Martha Stewart poncho ;^)

  52. gigi says

    April 12, 2006 at 9:38 pm

    i know this is a boring comment,but i love this dinosaur. love it love it love it

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