Kiefer is the project of projects. He began as an idea I had been thinking about for a while of a large, detailed dragon made of yarn. He definitely fulfilled the large portion of my vision with dimensions of: tip of nose to tip of tail: 8ft 6in, tip of nose to curve of tail: 4ft 2in, wing span: 5ft 8in, height: 1ft 3in. The details are varied from muscle bulges and knuckles to actual eye balls in his sockets. I tried to reduce the number of small pieces that needed to be applied by making them one unit, reducing the sewing and tails to tuck in. I am so pleased with how he turned out. My biggest problem now is trying to figure out which of my boys I am going to give him to. Due to the extra time it took to complete this beast he is a little more expensive than my other patterns, but he is so worth it. I used a H (5.00mm) hook and Caron Simply Soft 6oz yarn. The primary color used 22 skeins, the secondary used 4 skeins and varied other colors accounted for 10 more skeins. It takes approximately 20 pounds of polyester stuffing to fill him. This pattern is 56 pages long with detailed instructions and many photos to help with creation of this "little" guy. As always, I am available for any questions.

Instructions are currently available in English, French and German.

Kiefer earned the "Best of Show" awards at both the Chelan County and the North Central Washington Fairs.