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I am not regretting this gift of a challenge. This type of yarn is very squishy soft and appealing. The brands that I ended up testing this time are Bernat Baby Velvet in Chocolate, Greige and Boy Blue, and Premier Just Chenille in 3 different colors for her outfit. I used my very own Jodi crochet pattern which is sold online. So far, I have to say that the chocolate looks yummy. 

 Start at the front

Starting with the orange 'mouth marking' area (using the orange yarn tail as in the photo), sew the head to the torso chest. By starting the connection here and keeping the body aligned you may avoid the crooked head result. Pause where the mouth marking ends.

Next, start connecting the area next to the orange mouth-marking. Sew with brown yarn  in the opposite direction of the orange area.  Pause around where the back begins.

The Other Side: 

Use a different brown yarn tail to sew together the other side of the head to the torso. Also, fill in any stuffing gaps and dents as you go along prior to completion.   

Fun at Hobby Lobby💖 Jodi yarn substitution

Since Michael's got rid of Jodi's main yarn color by Red Heart Soft (Toast brown),  it's been difficult to find anything similar. I used to enjoy the walk to shop at Michael's.  Good news is that Hobby Lobby is just 5 miles away. It turns out that they had a very similar color and I like it a lot (Cinnamon brown). During the 30% off all yarn bi-weekly sale I picked up a few yarns to try out.