Surprise! Another crocheted toy for the baby!
This one though is not from the same pattern book as the others I've made recently. I found the pattern online here. But I only followed the pattern for the body/head part because I didn't read the whole pattern before I started. I didn't realize that the legs are knit and not crocheted and I don't know how to knit! (Though I sorely want to learn.) So for the legs I just winged it and surprisingly they turned out better, in my opinion, than the ones in the original pattern.
How, you ask, do I have all this time to crochet? The answer is: It’s basketball season. The CAVS have been playing every other night it seems and after last season, and in my heightened state of emotions, I can’t seem to take the anxiety. So instead of actually watching the game, I crochet during the game so I don’t get so worked up. It’s been working out quite nicely. I finished two Christmas presents during the last two games!
–c.
6 comments:
That is one gorgeous octopus! Lucky baby.
Thanks Kate! I really hope the baby likes crocheted toys because he/she is going to have a ton of them :)
–c.
gumdrop!
i love it.
@Toby: yes, the gumdrop turned into an octopus. Though I was actually thinking of making more gumdrops too!
-c.
Hello..Great job..Seems that I have msde the same leg mistake..I have tried several diff. styles of legs and I'm not happy with them..Can you please tell me the pattern for the legs you used..THANKS
Hi! to the person who asked about the legs (sorry I've been meaning to respond to this forever) I didn't really have a strict pattern for the legs. They are all different, but I followed a basic "idea".
Basically, start with a chain that is stitched tighter than the rest of your stitches. So when you crochet back across your tighter chain it causes the rest of your piece to sort of curl. I tapered the ends of the legs by just slip stitching a few stitches on my way back up the leg. I hope that makes sense!
-c.
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