Travel Bugs (Now Called TravelWees)

{Late note: This pattern is now called TravelWees instead of Travel Bugs, and is now available in my Etsy shop.}

Well, it’s official. My friend is now in Brazil. Olá, meu amigo Robyn, over the equator and far away!

I sent a package to her kids before they left the US because I thought it might be nice for her older two to have a travel sized buddy like their younger brother, Asher. Something to play with on the long airplane ride. I had all this fur left over from the beards. And some nice chenille stems from my sister Lita (thanks, Lita!). So here are the Travel Bugs.

I think they ended up kind of Seussy looking (like they might live in a truffala tree), and probably a little too cutesy for her older boy, but he can secretly like it. I meant for his to look a little weirder and fiercer but somehow it stayed cute. Sorry, Gage. Maybe you can add some fangs? Audrey, Leafling looks like she might enjoy a tiny bow in her hair. Do you know any crafty kids that could make her one? And don’t mention her mustache. Girls don’t like to call attention to those.

I consume a lot of Altoids® Curiously Strong Mints (where’s my sponsorship?) so I always have tins on hand. I was lucky to have a British 50g tin in my pile for Boogerby (that’s the blue one) because he is so FURRY and all that hair would not fit in an American tin. The 50g tin is slightly deeper than the American. Also, it is not embossed. I’m actually not sure how I came to have a 50g tin. I don’t remember buying any in London. That’s curious. (rimshot)

Travel Bugs bring their own maps and their own food. Plus, they already have airplane hair, so they make you feel better about yours.

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