Rose and Fernando Reunited

My contribution to the Betty White Challenge! ❤️🐾

I have always been a huge Betty White fan, and when she passed, I felt compelled to honor her through yarn art somehow. My first thought was to make a Betty doll from an existing pattern, but when I couldn’t find one that matched the image in my head, my family encouraged me to design my own. On New Year’s Eve, my sister was watching season 3 episode 1 of The Golden Girls, called Old Friends, and she reminded me of one of the best Rose Nylund moments ever. I was inspired by the image of Rose getting her teddy bear Fernando back. She looked angelic (even though we know what she just did to get him back), and so joyful. I wanted to capture that. I like to think of Betty this happy now, reunited with her beloved Allen. I like to think that her little bear represents her big love for animals.

So this has been my design challenge for the past couple of weeks, and I’m so glad I completed this special project in time for Betty White Day, her 100th birthday. This little hand crocheted doll is one of a kind and close to my heart, and I will miss her when she is auctioned off. But I’m hopeful someone will love her as much as I do and help raise money for homeless pets at the same time.

(Fernando is removable, but I wouldn’t recommend taking him from Rose. 😆)