Aqua began life as a couple of pretty balls of wool that caught my eye in a shop (http://www.loopknitting.com), and over the course of a few days he transformed into this;
I found the crochet pattern for him on ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/baby-snow-dragon), many thanks to Marjorie for giving out the pattern free!
Everyone in our household found him so adorable he took on life of his own. His character developed into a shy, but cheeky little fellow and his favourite game was hiding in a different spot every day to indicate his mood. One thoughtful day he was discovered hiding amongst the chess pieces, one meloncholy day he was staring out of the window watching the clouds drift by. This led us to make up little stories about what he got up to during the day, which in turn led me to begin writing his books.
