Original Pattern: Betsy’s Goose
Knitter Extraordinaire: Erin (Ravelry ID)
Mods: Erin adjusted the proportions of the head, neck, and body and customised the facial features to change the goose pattern to look like a guinea fowl instead. Details can be found on her project page, here.
What Makes This Awesome: This is a great example of a completely customised gift. Erin made this for her mom, because they live next to some guineafowl and completely adore watching them. Erin used all her own handspun, and even custom dyed some of the colours. I lovedc reading her details about how she tried out colours for the legs and facial details, until she got it right.On her project page, you can even see photos of the actual guineas, so you can tell that she really nailed it! What a sweet, customized, one-of-a-kind gift. Maybe there is an animal lover you know that could use a customized knitted version of their most loved animal? Even if you can’t find an exact pattern, you can always tweak it and add some modifications (or mash up two or more patterns!) to get the right effect.
