Original Pattern: Noah’s Ark Giraffes

Knitter Extraordinaire: Stephanie (Ravelry ID)

Mods: Changed to knit the pattern in the round, changed gauge, modified the ossicones, added felted details and changed the mane. Excellent details for similar results can be found on Stephanie’s project page, here.

What Makes This Awesome: Stephanie has done some fantastic details and modifications on this adorable giraffe. I love the bobble mane, it looks wonderful and is no doubt a tidier solution for knitters that struggle with applying fringe to toys (I have totally struggled with this myself!) The more rounded head also looks cuter, and the needle felted heart on the arm (click through her project page for lots of great photos) is such a loving detail. And such great colour choices! Hard to imagine a cuter giraffe than this.