OMG those are too cute! My GD desperately wanted to make a backpack with me but I had no idea how to start one, and with two younger ones running around I was not up to the concentration necessary. I would love to make one of these for her. I looked up the Fons & Porter website and only found that the instructions are in the Mar/April 05 issue. I'm not likely to find that around here!! Did you find a more recent pattern?