Much Loved, Much Darned Old Knit Stocking Stuffed Animal Doll snuff box lid (The tail and the ears

(The tail and the ears make me believe it is a bear

perhaps his son

1920s or earlier

it is the handwritten "Get Hot" on one side of this old pin cushion that sold me on it

) and sculptural rolls of yarn for hair

Much Loved, Much Darned Old Knit Stocking Stuffed Animal Doll snuff box lid (The tail and the earsOh, my. I might guess this was meant to be a cat, though I'm not sure, and don't think it matters as much as it being a pure pure embodiment of "thing to be loved." And much loved it was, really a study in mending, with patches of true darning all over, which is pretty wonderful to see. I believe it was made of an old knit stocking, and then dressed in this crocheted onesie, clearly made just for it, and which used to be blue, as one can see from the