This is another one I'd saved on Pinterest. How cute are these? As a child of the 70's who grew up on the Charlie Brown cartoon specials, I had to make these. Straight to Etsy for the pattern from a Brazilian designer. It's interesting . . . a lot of the really cool things I pin lead to blogs that are from Brazil. That must be the felt crafting capital of the world. The pattern is a bargain at $18.90 because it includes pieces for all these ornaments you see here. I thought I'd do two a year. If you look in her Etsy shop, she has a couple more Peanuts characters you can buy if you finish all 10 of these and are still in the mood. The only downside is that it's pieces only: no real diagrams or instructions. There are color photos, though. If you'd like to order this pattern, click here.
Now . . . my Snoopy turned out great.
My Charlie Brown, on the other hand . . . . not so much.
Oh, my. Everything about him is bad. I feel angry every time I look at this ornament. I mean, I'm probably over-thinking it. It's a Christmas ornament, for crying out loud. And you CAN tell it's Charlie Brown. Seriously, though . . . I'm embarrassed by him. There's too much leg showing. I don't really know what's griping me about the arms because they look like they do in the photo. And that FACE! The horror. Somehow the proportion is wrong. The eyes are too high. Something. I'm honestly toying with taking the whole head off and starting again. It's a good lesson in how a few tiny things can really throw things off. I've decided to not look at him again until later this year and then see if I feel like I need to redo that head. Sorry, Charlie!
PLEASE NOTE: I have never personally communicated with the pattern designer other than to order the pattern. I didn't receive a free pattern for this post and I'm sure she doesn't even know this blog exists. I just saw these photos on Pinterest and followed the link.
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