Lion

Jean Greenhowe stash - Lion

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This lion was an early Op-shop find. The fancy looping stitch of the mane is a very nice touch and gives some retro-storybook charm.

The Lion is part of a family of knitted characters called The Super Seven. All of these toys share the same basic body design with slight alterations. This pattern appears in a hardcover Greenhowe book titled Knitted Toys, published in 1989.