Elephant Mask

Between the movie Dumbo and the Babar books, how could I not love elephants? My life long affection was solidified by my own anatomy, my uncles teased me about my large ears,which by some quirk of my child psyche, became a source of pride and my favorite feature.

I guess that's why I create earrings and wanted to pierce them again, way before your born, when two piercings were unheard of, and my mother threatened to put me out the house, should i do such a thing. Just to finish this tangent, about a decade and half later when I returned home to see the second piercings in her ears and screamed
in protest, she treated me to a pair of gold studs and my second piercings. End of non sequitur.

The most challenging part of designing this mask was the ears. There were three versions before I found the one I like. The trunk took two iterations.

Song Bird Mask

The third in my Bird Mask Series.

Adult
14”w x 10”h cm /35.6 cm w x 25.4 cm h
G hook/4 mm
1.5 oz/42.5 g worsted weight yarn
Gauge 4 rows/5 sc = 1”/2.54 cm

Child
F hook/3.75 mm
0.8 oz/22.7 g DK weight yarn
Gauge: 6 rows/6 sc = 1”

I love working with the Etimo hook G -- wish I had one in other sizes.
The purple pink is Elann's Peruvian High land Wool The Firecracker Heather
and Fedora are Knit Picks Wool of the Andes.

Spock/Elf EarWarmers

I've watched every incarnation of Star Trek since it was black and white.
This design joins my sci-ft hats as my homage to that enduring vision of an evolved humanity.

Tools and materials

Adult
4” x 2.75”
Worsted weight yarn
0.4 oz
G hook 4 mm
H hook 5 mm
Tapestry or yarn needle

Child size -- I need someone to try this out for me. Arekid size ears the same as adults?I grew into mine.
DK yarn
G hook 4mm
F hook 3.75mm

Optional
Stitch marker