I cut the legs a bit more up in the armpit, otherwise they were going to be ‘absorbed’ by the Frogicorn’s torso, without the limbs having a clearly defined shape.
It was a balancing act though, as if I cut too far up, I wouldn’t have enough space (about half a cm, ideally), outside the stitching seam. This is important, so that the Frogicorn actually stayed together.
The Frogicorn’s left arm (viewer’s right) starting to take shape. I used a pen to successfully pull the arm from inside out. The top was a little skinnier than the bottom/hand area. Ultimately, though, the front arm’s length is what is importantly, more so than if the arm’s were 0.2cm narrower than initially hoped. By this stage, I’d developed that the creature would kind of walk via the front legs, with its shorter, stubbier back legs carrying the weight. The two back legs are shaped, and function, like an elephant’s legs. The back legs support the Frogicorn’s weight, similar to a couple of tree trunks.
Finishing the upper arm back-stitching on the Frogicorn’s right arm. For size perspective, the kitten decided she needed to add her paw in this shot.
Finishing the back-stitching on the Frogicorn’s right side of head. I kind of wish I’d held off doing the eyes, nostril and mouth stitching until after I’d done other stitching on the body. This way, I would have had more practice and the quality of stitching on the face would have improved.
