In the spirit of memorial day weekend fast approaching, I have knit up a set of ocean critter cuties!
In real life, I am actually allergic to these little buggers. In fact, on my 13th birthday, I chowed on lobster for the first time and ended up looking like a balloon. So I made them cute, so YOU wouldn't want to eat them too. SO the next time you get a lobster on your plate, you'll think of my little guy and how bad wet wool tastes. : P
And this time around, I learned that YES, you can over felt. In fact, my octopus fits in the palm of my hand and the legs do not go beyond that little palm-rimeter. To give you a bit more perspective, I always say to leave an 1'1/2 opening at the back of the head for stuffing - after felting, I had just over half an inch to work with when I normally have over an inch. Eek! I made a micropus. : (
And I'd like octopi to have one to three legs because 8 is monotony I tell you!
But my pride and joy was my clam shell. The most pain-in-the-butt-ous thing to design always becomes my favorite. I actually really liked the clamshell before I felted it, which never usually happens - I always question my sanity and design before I felt.
