A Tale of Two Arms

I have been knitting the "Tigers are for Cuddling" pattern for Henry.  He needs a cuddle buddy as he has a lot of changes going on in his very young life.   I finished this last night.....after having to figure out a few things.

Henry's Tiger Ready for Cuddling...

Gregory Patrick, who wrote this pattern, also has a pattern called A Boy's Bunny which I have knit several times.

Knowing that I wanted this project to be done on time to ship it to a place Henry would be, I launched into this project a week or so ago.

Everything went fairly well until I got to the arms......

The problem is really in the reading of this pattern if you aren't paying full attention.  The long arm was the result of following the directions I thought I saw.   The short arm, which I used, is the result of reading more carefully.   There is a little problem with the wording of the tail...but not one that really matters.

This makes a really cute tiger.  Don't let the many stripes prevent making your own little buddy.

The yarn I used was a Paton's Canadiana and some Willow Burrow.   I stuffed it so that it holds its shape, but is still squishy enough to be cuddly.   Henry is pretty little...and is going to have a sibling soon...so the eyes are embroidered rather than using safety eyes.   The mouth and nose are also embroidered....and I made sure the tiger is smiling.