Hello everyone!
I’ve got a new plush pattern I’ve added to my shop!
I’ve gotten requests for a set of the animals from the Chinese Zodiac for so many years now!
I’m not Chinese myself, but I did my best to research the topic and give it the due diligence it deserves. So please don’t take my words about the tradition as an authority, but definitely as encouragement to learn more about this beautiful celebration and the culture behind it!
There are 12 animals assigned to each year that goes in a cycle. I’ve done many of the animals in the group already, like the rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, and dog. But I still get requests for a matching set, so I took a lot of time to research the zodiac as well as design patterns that could work for all 12 animals. And as a bonus, this includes both the goat and sheep as well as a cat for you Fruits Basket fans out there.
The pattern itself is for a sweet sitting style plush animal. By swapping out the ears, arms, legs, and tails where it’s needed, you can use this one base pattern to make 14 animals! The instructions include small icons that let you know which animal you’re working on, so you can skim it easily to just focus on the animal you need. You can see an example of this with my Eeveelution patterns as well 🥰
As usual, the pattern comes with applique templates for the eyes and other details like paw pads. But if you have an embroidery machine you can purchase the embroidery files separately.
To celebrate the launch, the new pattern will be 30% off from now through the 2nd of February, just after the Lunar New Year. Meanwhile