Larry the Cucumber from VeggieTales Amigurumi

Today my daughter, who happens to be sick with a cold, snuggled on the couch with me and we enjoyed some new videos from VeggieTales on Netflix. We enjoyed Big Idea's newer Celery Night Fever, Veggies in Space: The Fennel Frontier and The League of Incredible Vegetables. It was a day full of fiber and roughage, see what I did there?

With a little encouragement from my husband, I decided to make a Larry the Cucumber crocheted Amigurumi plushie. I found a picture of him from a movie, and modeled him after it. I specifically created the bottom to be more narrow than the top of his head. If you view his body, you'll see that's how he is shaped. He also has eyelids, a 3D nose and plush eyes.

Larry the Cucumber by meetcutemini on DeviantArt

The finished product stands at about 10 inches tall, and 3 inches wide, crafted specifically with 100% cotton yarn. His eyes and mouth (and tooth!) are felt. Larry's nose is crocheted piece, unlike several of the flat noses on other handmade cucumber softies. But don't get confused, he is a cucumber, not a pickle!