Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! homemade ball These are the things it

These are the things it makes me think about anyway

I'd love to know what this is

8 3/4" in diameter

these four are the final ones of the bunch

Very Finely Crocheted, Hard-Shell Old Folk Art Humpty Dumpty...Rattle! homemade ball These are the things itI could not look at this little face and walk away. I And while I know it can be hard to gauge from photos, what makes this great is how finely done it is those crocheted stitches are very tiny, and very tight. Also, Humpty Dumpty, with origins dating back at least to the late 18th century, is an interesting character: a personification of precariousness, making him feel like something of a metaphor for the moment. If you look closely you can see