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sentienttree — Knitted Italian Renaissance Man
Published: 2014-01-14 19:32:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 1709; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 0
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pattern from Jan Messent's Knitted Historical Figures
materials- various sock yarns, cotton batting, brass wire, presstuds, beads, colored pencils for the rosy cheeks/nose
He is about 12in/32 cm tall -- 14in/36cm with the chaperone 
Enlarge for all the detail!
one more photo here-- sentienttree.deviantart.com/ar…
my ravelry project page- www.ravelry.com/projects/senti…
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Comments: 23
This is lovely!
It looks like it took forever to make though, but well worth it!
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Thank you!
Yes, it did, (so long I almost didn't finish!!) but yes, it so was worth it in the end!
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You're welcome, and your perseverance really paid off
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He's beautiful!! I love his little rosy cheeks and nose! And what a giant fancy hat!
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thanks so much! the hat is my favorite part. It's called a chaperone, and was worn in the Middle Ages / Renaissance in Europe. They can get pretty jazzy.
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You're welcome! Oh that's what the chaperone was, I was thinking chaperon haha. It does seem like a rather eccentric hat though.
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It can be spelled either way. 
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Oh that's cool 
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Why, thank you, madame or sir.
ps- love that icon
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You are very welcome.
PS So do I. Pocky dance FTW.
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