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2009 Project Dump C
I made some Octopi
Part of these I made as gifts, or for charity, and some I made for my daughter. It seems like these got better as I progressed.
This was one of the first ones I made. It is as far as I can tell made according to Lion Brand's pattern. I used the pattern, and I think this is how they mean for the legs to be attached. They don't really specify, but I don't attach them that way any more. I sew them on solid and then I can form them into a cute perky curve. This yarn was softer though, so it made sense for it to be stuffed less firmly and to have floppy legs. also you can see the stuffing through her skin.
This next one was one of the first ones that I stuck the legs on solid. It was too small really. The yarn to light or something I'm not sure. It was one that went into the charity bin at work. I made several more of this type that were given to various people at work while I was perfecting them. This is probably the very first one I made with safety eyes. I have two pictures of this one that are about identical except one is with flash and one without. I think this one actually looks a little better. I probably took it with my phone.
Now by the time I made this one, I probably had about then octopi behind me. And I latched on to what I would say is some very excellent fiber fill that packed in very nicely and so I could shape it and so on. I've learned that if I want a soft toy then it's fine to use looser thinner yarn, but If I want a solid piece, I'd better use good dense yarn, like a wintuk or supersaver. Then I can work with a small hook and get those really dense stitches and a toy that will hold it's shape pretty well so I get something like this. This one went to my daughter and a similar one with a little bigger head (I made an extra round by accident so it was a little taller) went in the charity bin.
At the very last minute, I decided that there should be at least one boy octopus. so I pulled out some red and got to work. I was out of the bigger eyes though and had to use the little ones I use for dragons, (more on that later). So he's kind of beady eyed. He's slightly photoshopped too. His feet are really a bright bright flaming bright glaring sunshine bright pop your eyes out yellow... and for some reason in the photo they looked cream colored. So I was trying to brighten that color back up to something more true, but I'm sure you can see it as photoshopped hahaha. His legs are not as curved. I made him on New Years Eve hours before my daughter was to arrive back home from her vacation, so I didn't have time to really work with his legs to get them shaped like I did the lavender one. Maybe that just makes him more 'manly'.
Just for the record, this is probably the last free one of these that will get made. Lion Brand allows you to sell things made with their patterns, so I'll probably start and Etsy account and start listing these little guys. What do you think is a fair price? They take about 4 hours of work. Maybe 3 if I'm really paying solid attention to it. How much would you pay for one like the lavender one?
Part of these I made as gifts, or for charity, and some I made for my daughter. It seems like these got better as I progressed.
This was one of the first ones I made. It is as far as I can tell made according to Lion Brand's pattern. I used the pattern, and I think this is how they mean for the legs to be attached. They don't really specify, but I don't attach them that way any more. I sew them on solid and then I can form them into a cute perky curve. This yarn was softer though, so it made sense for it to be stuffed less firmly and to have floppy legs. also you can see the stuffing through her skin.
This next one was one of the first ones that I stuck the legs on solid. It was too small really. The yarn to light or something I'm not sure. It was one that went into the charity bin at work. I made several more of this type that were given to various people at work while I was perfecting them. This is probably the very first one I made with safety eyes. I have two pictures of this one that are about identical except one is with flash and one without. I think this one actually looks a little better. I probably took it with my phone.
Now by the time I made this one, I probably had about then octopi behind me. And I latched on to what I would say is some very excellent fiber fill that packed in very nicely and so I could shape it and so on. I've learned that if I want a soft toy then it's fine to use looser thinner yarn, but If I want a solid piece, I'd better use good dense yarn, like a wintuk or supersaver. Then I can work with a small hook and get those really dense stitches and a toy that will hold it's shape pretty well so I get something like this. This one went to my daughter and a similar one with a little bigger head (I made an extra round by accident so it was a little taller) went in the charity bin.
At the very last minute, I decided that there should be at least one boy octopus. so I pulled out some red and got to work. I was out of the bigger eyes though and had to use the little ones I use for dragons, (more on that later). So he's kind of beady eyed. He's slightly photoshopped too. His feet are really a bright bright flaming bright glaring sunshine bright pop your eyes out yellow... and for some reason in the photo they looked cream colored. So I was trying to brighten that color back up to something more true, but I'm sure you can see it as photoshopped hahaha. His legs are not as curved. I made him on New Years Eve hours before my daughter was to arrive back home from her vacation, so I didn't have time to really work with his legs to get them shaped like I did the lavender one. Maybe that just makes him more 'manly'.
Just for the record, this is probably the last free one of these that will get made. Lion Brand allows you to sell things made with their patterns, so I'll probably start and Etsy account and start listing these little guys. What do you think is a fair price? They take about 4 hours of work. Maybe 3 if I'm really paying solid attention to it. How much would you pay for one like the lavender one?
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Still, good luck!
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oh!
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