From the Inside

Here’s the bag below, from the inside, after I finished putting in the lining tonight.

SwissBuckeye’s Got A Brand New Bag

Before felting:

After felting:

Meet Rugby

 

So what’s the story behind the unusual name? From Wikipedia:

It’s Christmas Eve, and Rugby the Tiger remembers how he was the Christmas Toy last year, and thinks he’s going to be unwrapped again. And it’s up to Apple the Doll, whom Rugby supplanted as favorite toy, to tell him what’s in store. But Rugby won’t believe her, and tries to get into the Christmas package and lets Meteora, Queen of the Asteroids loose. Unfortunately, she doesn’t know she’s a toy, and thinks she’s landed among aliens. And it’s up to Apple, Mew (the Cat’s toy mouse), and the other toys to get Rugby out of the box and Meteora back in it before they’re found and frozen forever!

I used to watch The Christmas Toy every December with my family. In the movie, Rugby is an orange tiger toy, and for some reason that name popped into my head when I got this kitty. Side note: it is very hard to get a decent picture of a kitten who’s so squirmy!

Sweet, Sweet Scarf

I finished this for my sister during the car trip home for the holidays.