Tuesday 14 October 2008

Sending Tigers to India

tigerSome of you may remember the Fair Isle Tiger. He has a rather fierce expression.

He was a present for a baby. The baby belongs to my colleague S, who worked with us here for a while. She quite liked living in Bracknell, especially in summer, but then she went back to Mumbai and did the same work there for a while (it's a big company).

envelopeWhile S was here I made the Moomin, which she liked so much that I had to make a companion for her baby when it came.

The tiger travelled in a Jiffy envelope. The address was about ten lines long. I don't think a name, six-character postcode and house number really do the job in India. They usually will, here, even if you forget everything else.

addressWe were both a little worried about his possible adventures with customs, security, and immigration, which is why I didn't giftwrap him. I hoped that his modest conveyance and totally relaxed relationship with X-rays, together with the dual-nationality visa of his striped coat, would get him through.

Who could let or hinder that? And here he is with Little S.


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2 comments:

maya said...

Ooooh what an adventurous tiger, going all the way to India by himself.
You were right about the necklace I made, it is a foundation chain going sideways to do the stalks and its done in two passes.It comes from this japanese book called "knot". There are lovely designs designs, see here http://knitbuddies.blogspot.com/2008/06/kitty-japanese-craft-book-9784072570586.html

tangobaby said...

OH my goodness that is cute. I would be over the moon if I could make something that adorable. (I mean the tiger. The baby is cute, too.)

You are so talented!