{"id":167,"date":"2014-02-23T13:04:06","date_gmt":"2014-02-23T12:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/?p=167"},"modified":"2017-12-16T12:57:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T11:57:14","slug":"its-been-a-while","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/its-been-a-while\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s been a while"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s definitely been a while since I added any posts here, but that doesn&#8217;t mean I haven&#8217;t been busy with knitting &amp; crochet!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Meet &#8220;Rose the Duck&#8221; knitted for a friend&#8217;s young child. I added the little rose under the wing, just for a unique look \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-duck.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-173\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-duck-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"dfd-duck\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-duck-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-duck.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using Alan Dart&#8217;s Nursery Rhyme Mice pattern for the basic mouse body, I decided I wanted to try making a Gandalf Mouse&#8230;. so, meet MouseDalf!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-mousedalf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-175\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-mousedalf-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"dfd-mousedalf\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-mousedalf-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-mousedalf-624x440.jpg 624w, https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-mousedalf.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have also knitted Bilbo, but I don&#8217;t have a photo of him yet \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>And just in time for the third series of Sherlock to begin, meet Sherlock Mouse (ok, I know he is still missing his deerstalker hat, but he can still try and solve crimes)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-sherlock.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-176\" src=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-sherlock-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"dfd-sherlock\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-sherlock-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-sherlock-624x440.jpg 624w, https:\/\/dragonsflamedesigns.co.uk\/knit\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dfd-sherlock.jpg 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Currently I&#8217;m working on a gift for a friend&#8217;s wedding, and a couple of birthday presents &#8211; I&#8217;ll post pictures once the birthdays &amp; wedding have passed, so I don&#8217;t spoil their surprises!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>These mice are fan art, and I am not making any profit from these.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>The character of Sherlock was created originally by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 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