I found this pattern by the talented Owlishly here a while ago and thought it was adorable, but didn't know what I would make it for. Then, I figured I would make it for my sister's birthday since her name is Sarah. She turned 16, so it probably wasn't "cool" enough, but then again, what is? I used yarn bought on a recently trip to the states (for my other sister's wedding) and Sarah inadvertently helped me pick out the main color. :-D Since I used the yarn called for in the pattern (as opposed to using whatever somewhat thick sock-yarn I can find here), it actually turned out pretty big! I was originally assuming it would end up tiny like everything else did and then I would turn it into a keychain, but it's WAY too big for that! So, I don't really know what Sarah did with it.....hopefully she thought it was as cute as I did!I am still in the beginner phases as far as being able to embroider faces. I must have ripped out a dozen different times. (I would've probably done more if my husband hadn't convinced me to do something simpler and then to be satisfied by it!) This is the one I ended up with. At first, I thought the tiny mouth made it look like a sweet little old lady, but the more I see it, the more I like it! It's simple, but sweet. :-)
A different view This picture shows the rich, deep, dark purple better.
