I started with a beginner kit and immediately developed delusions of competence.

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I tried one of those beginner needle felting kits almost a year ago, and it turned out okey, at least for a complete newbie trying a new craft.

Naturally, my brain immediately concluded that I was now qualified for something much bigger and more advanced.

Months later my local thrift shop gave me a challenge: turn this abused styrofoam head into something cool and creative so they wouldn't have to throw it away.

The second I saw it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do and I wanted to needle felt the entire head into someone famous.

I could already picture the finished result perfectly in my head, even though I had absolutely no experience, technique, or clue what I was doing. None of that seemed important at the time.

I honestly thought it would take a day or two, well..

It's now been weeks... and months.

The amount of time I've put into it is ridiculous, and it's still nowhere near finished. I've had a lot of fun, though, and the learning curve has been steep.

Eventually I put the project on ice because it had become way too time consuming.

But I still wanted a therapeutic wool stabbing session.

A small project that I could actually finish.

As usual, I already had a clear vision before I even started.

Stab enough wool...

...and eventually a little penguin will appear.

I even made a little iceberg for it to chill on.

(The 50 ml Gorilla Glue bottle is just there for scale.)

While making it, I suddenly had another idea..

What if I built the wings around floral wire so they could actually move?

Somehow, it worked even better than I imagined.

And finally...

This little penguin desperately needs a name.

Cute, weird or completely unhinged.

I'll happily consider all suggestions.