Year of the Golden Fire Pig!
Happy 4704! I knitted this guy based on a pattern in this book, out of some out of some yarn in a fiery colorway that just showed up in my stash. I added the wings because not only is this a Fire Pig year, it is also a Golden Year, a most auspicious event that turns up every 600 years or so (like, when pigs fly). I learned this from a commenter on Stephanie's pig post about a month ago. I did a little research on Golden years, and there seems to be a bit of controversy as to whether this is actually one or not. I guess it's easy to lose track after 4500+ years, but it still sounds dramatic! The Pig force is strong in my family - I am an Earth Pig, my brother Craig is a Metal Pig, and our dad was a Wood Pig. In yet another series of cosmic coincidences, our mom, our brother, Craig's wife, and my son are all Tigers. It's supposedly going to be a great year for them. Hope so, and hope you all have a great one, too!
That's too cute. I love all the research you put into the project. What a long history that is to muddle through!
Strange, those sign coincidences. As it turns out, my husband, mother, and closest friend are all Aries to my Cancer sign. And four of the five birthdays in my brother's immediate family are in August with my nieces birthdays being exactly four years and fours days apart. Maybe everybody is prone to same cosmic weirdness.
Posted by: Susan | February 18, 2007 at 01:21 PM
A most excellent pig. I think I need to have more knitted animals in my life.
Posted by: Michelle | February 18, 2007 at 08:29 PM
ooooooooooooooooooooo! I absolutely love your pig! Happy New Year!
Posted by: Claudia | February 20, 2007 at 08:07 PM
Excellent your pig ! Such a cute idea !
Happy chinese new year !
Posted by: marie-hélène | February 21, 2007 at 08:38 AM
I have been back here 3 times and failed to leave a comment. I love this pig and I am wild about the extended Chinese Hororscope.
My son is a wood pig. And he fits the description well.. I think this will be a good year for him. And when the adolescent is happy everyone is a bit happier.
Gung hey fat choy for a day or two more.
Posted by: bitter betty | February 28, 2007 at 10:32 PM
WOW!! This is too cute!
Posted by: alina | March 03, 2007 at 12:28 AM
Ah but the wings make it.
Posted by: Sonya | March 07, 2007 at 06:24 AM
So cute ,i love it ~
Posted by: ANGEL | March 07, 2007 at 11:41 PM
Your pig is too cute!
Posted by: cecile | March 11, 2007 at 12:59 PM
Great pig, he is so funny with his little wings.
Posted by: Mariska | March 18, 2007 at 07:28 AM
I *love* the piggie!
Posted by: ladylinoleum | March 19, 2007 at 03:40 PM
Awwww!!! Cute pig! It's the stars and wings that make it! Very nice! ^.^
Posted by: sarah | August 12, 2007 at 06:09 PM