You know all those memes of Bernie Sanders from the inauguration? A Texas woman crocheted [[crow-shade]] a doll that looks just like the bundled-up Vermont Senator did, down to his olive green coat and brown mittens. Tobey King nailed it and her handmade Bernie doll became a big hit of its own.
The artisan says she already had a Bernie pattern and a Bernie doll, so she modified that to recreate his exact look and spent about seven hours crocheting it. The 46-year-old posted photos of the nine-inch doll to her Instagram account, where it got thousands of likes and comments. Then she posted the doll for sale on eBay, where it sold for $20-thousand, three-hundred.
And the best part? King is donating the 20-grand to Meals on Wheels America. She was inspired to give to the nonprofit after the Sanders campaign created a sweatshirt with his viral image on it and donated all the profits to Meals on Wheels in Vermont. King says she hopes Bernie approves and “thinks this is something cool.”
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-sells-bernie-doll-20k-donates-charity-75527490
