It took me a long time to get to sleep Saturday, for a little teddy bear had popped into my brain and demanded to be made. The next day I couldn’t stop thinking about him, how I would make him, what material I would need, etc., all during our hiking and walking around the Waitakeries and Muriwai beach. But now, after two days of construction and only a few hiccups, my second sewing project is complete. Meet Pally!

I named him Pally because just as Pallas Athena was born fully-formed from her father’s head, Pally was born from mine — and he turned out exactly how I first imagined him. Plus, you know, there’s the obvious punnery.