Sheldon and Max at Pizza Schmizza, originally uploaded by alicethelma.

As I was packing Max up to take him back to his cold, lonely apartment in Portland, I realized that I hadn’t taken any photos of the finished Sheldon. You may remember Sheldon the Turtle from a cryptic post back in November. I’m not too crazy about making stuffed animals – too much sewing up – but this little guy was fairly simple and surprisingly fun to make. The shell is removable and it’s kind of like a turtle sweater. Also, Sheldon was my first experience in iCord bind off and it’s always nice to learn some new technique. What else can I say? Probably won’t make another stuffed animal for another year but it was an interesting experience nonetheless.

I’m sure Max will complain about these photos, but I think they’re cute.

The theme for January is “finishing” so look for lots of projects to reach completion this month. That’s my hope anyway.