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When I met this monster he told me his name and life story. He is known to most people as Strongy, but his full name is Captain Alberto Von Strong. He had originally grown up at sea after his father sold him to a captain of a tall ship in Bristol in the UK. He started out as a cabin boy and after many long years at sea he worked his way up to be a captain of a merchant steam tug boat that dealt in salvaging sunken ships. After a nasty incident that involved a giant squid and some pirates, he decided he would run away and join the circus to be a strongman. His life is now one of demonstrating his feats of strength to large crowds of people.

Captain Von Strong Would like to retire from the circus ring to go and live in a nice home with someone that will take care of him in his old age. Could that someone be you?

Strongy is 26 cm (10 inches) tall and his stomach is 20 cm (8 inches) wide. Width including arms is 33cm (13 inches). He is knitted from a wool blend yarn and has needle felted tattoos on his arms. A heart with "Mum" on his right arm and an anchor on his left. He has a rather splendid handlebar moustache also done by needle felting. He is wearing a strongman suit, fashioned in velour leopard print fabric. His stuffing conforms to the BS5852-2 fire retardancy standards and his eyes are safety eyes. This is an art doll rather than a toy.

THIS MONSTER IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 36 MONTHS.

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I knitted this monster in a free way and shaped him as I went along. When his skin was made and it came to stuffing him it became very apparent to me that he was a circus strongman. Once stuffed I spent many hours giving him a 2 navel tattoos, because he told me he started his life at sea. He also asked if I could give him a fabulous handlebar moustache as he felt his face looked bare without it, so I did.

yarn, wool, stuffing, safety eyes, felt.