Baby Niffler - Pumpernickel

It has been a while, but there has finally been a new addition to the magical creatures residing in my home. The baby niffler Pumpernickel has made his first appearance and is now playfully making himself at home with his brothers Persimmon and Pistachio. I'm now in more danger then ever of losing my bright and shinies to these mischievous but adorable little critters.

As my first two nifflers were on all fours, I decided to make the remaining two in a slightly different body shape. So to create this baby niffler I started with a basic pattern shape that was for a sitting critter. This then had to be heavily altered, allowing for a longer tail, a wider head, a pouch, the hands and feet, and the altered snout. I then had to allow for Pumpernickel's unique markings.

This little sitting niffler turned out to be trickier to sew together then his brothers on all fours, especially when it came to attaching the little feet to the legs. The hands and feet themselves were just as fiddly as the first two nifflers I made, and also just like the first two nifflers, this niffler has little magnets sewn into the hands.

To finish his look, Pumpernickel was given blue safety eyes. The hands and feet for this niffler are stuffed, along with his snout, head and tail just to give definition to those areas, however the majority of the body is filled with plastic pellets to give him a little more weight and flexibility.

This little niffler turned out to measure about 9cm tall and 10.5cm from tail to toe, allowing him to fit in comfortably with his brothers without looking too big or too small. I think he turned out super cute and hope to one day soon complete my baby niffler set with Pumpkin.