Last week I finished my second Happypotamus. This ingenious crochet pattern by South African designer Heidi Bears is really easy to execute and makes the most happy hippo's ever. The first one I made a couple of months ago and was a birthday gift for my mother. This second one will go to my best friends' sister, who is expecting a baby boy in late January '14 (right around my own birthday).
Look at it, isn't it the cutest thing ever <3 <3.
The hippo is 53 cm long and 20 cm high, right about the size (or even slightly bigger) of a newborn baby!
I love making these hippo's, although a lot of work, they're just so beautiful when finished, and I'm sure to be making more for expecting parents!
Heidi also made many more creatures using the African flower pattern, her designs can all be found on her website:
http://heidibearscreative.blogspot.nl/.
~Aimée
