Hob Goblin Wilson is a special treat just for me! I had a few dollars to spend on myself and I knew exactly what I wanted... an April Draven (Folts) pattern!
I love her patterns and have made many of her free patterns available on her blog so I wanted to show a little love for her work and buy her Goblin pattern .
I made a few changes as I tend to do...
I didn't add the toe curls; after making them and slipping them on my husband said he preferred him without them. I added pvc pellets in a nylon (cheap 'egg' knee highs work great and you can usually tie and cut for multiple projects) with a total weight of 47 grams per nylon, I then used some patience and tucked those pellets firmly into Hob's feet so he could stand unassisted. I usually use the cheapest acrylic yarn but I had some nice yarn left over from a hat I made for my husband and the colors looked perfect for Hob. I added a wooden dowel in his neck to be sure we never have a slumping Hob. The hands in the pattern wouldn't suit my needs so I used the hand pattern I made for my Frog Brothers and added a finger. Then to test my limits I wired the hands and arms...he can now "grasp" things :)
I think that is all I changed. And now I will explain why..
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Hob is a Goblin. He is now H.G. Wilson
Sooo while out about a week ago I told my husband of this great plan:
Bring a goblin to the parks and document his adventures...to my surprise he was just as excited as me!
So Hob will be coming along with us now! I will be using #AdventuresofHob on Instagram and facebook :)
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Hob loves shiny things...weakness of the goblins ;)
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Side view with his satchel
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Back view
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top of head
By the way...He reminds me of a combination of Marty Feldman and Hoggle (Labyrinth)
Great article.
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