05-06-2021

Added two small plastic lids, from liquid yoghurt, inside his feet, to give stability, so he can stand.

Beware of the pointy head!
You have to stuff it really well, more on the sides than on the top, or you’ll end up with a pointy headed Totoro, and he is so lovely with his round head.
I’m doing the eyes in felt. And probably adding also a felt mouth, with his big smile.

The tail is also different: I made a 2 st increase cone, following these instructions: https://www.supergurumi.com/how-to-crochet-cones-in-spira...
Increased until I had 26 st (11 rounds), then did 2 rows without increasing. Will probably do 1-2 decrease rounds (2 st per round) to see how it looks. I want the tail to be more on the flat side (lightly stuffed), to provide a resting point for him to stand.