He took almost forever to knit (a few months)!
Here is his back:
I made him for my lovely work friend Debbie as she wants to send him all the way to the USA for Christmas! Amazingly, I actually managed to get him finished in time for Christmas.
Here he is from the side, where you can see the sprigs of heather in his cap:
I knit him using Stylecraft Special DK in soft peach for his skin, matador red and white for the tartan (Aberdeen FC colours), black shoes & jacket & cap, silver sporran chain & buckle, copper hair & beard and oddments of yarn for the green & purple heather.
He is based on the Macscarecrow Clan patterns by Jean Greenhowe
I can't recommend her knitting patterns enough. They are so easy to follow and have amazing detail and look wonderful. I can't wait to try more! Having said that I did adapt the piper pattern to make him more tall man than dumpy toy and designed the jacket myself (a first!). I gave him lace up shoes and made his socks ribbed with mock cable turnovers for a bit of interest.
If you look up his kilt you'll find he's a true Scotsman! There's no photos of that as he's a bit shy (unlike so many true Scotsmen) and he tells me it was a bit cold!
I am rather pleased with him and I think Debbie is too as she bought me these gorgeous flowers as a thank you!
Thanks Debbie, it was a pleasure to knit him and I might even make some more in the future.
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