07-24-2025

Started on lunch break, got though 16 vertical rows. Starting ch 39.

My 2 row repeat is this:

1. 6 sc, 16 hdc, 6 sc
2. sc, 26 BLO sc, sc

Finished through the seam and weaving yarn around the bottom to close once it’s stuffed. If I have stuffing upstairs, I don’t know what I’ve done with it. I suspect I used the last of it on my last project. Just have to remember to bring some up and also find the cinnamon sticks and get some covered wire.

07-30-2025

Was able to pick up cinnamon sticks from Hobby Lobby, but they either hadn’t gotten or hadn’t put out the brown covered wire.

08-04-2025

Finally got it stuffed. Still need to get the brown covered wire, or maybe I’ll just use twine. I would like to try scoring the cinnamon sticks before trying to cut them down to size so there’s less breakage. Also, in another pattern, the designer used 2 cinnamon sticks as the stem, and I like that look, especially with the thinner sticks.

08-07-2025

HL still doesn’t have the brown covered wire in stock. I may go a different direction. Not sure.

08-08-2025

Measurements
4.29 oz stuffed
6 3/4” wide x 3 1/8” tall

Alex cut the stick that I’ve been saving for YEARS into ~2” pieces, and I love this look!