A selfie-pod!
Hehe.
Do you ever have one of those ideas that takes hold of your entire being and won’t let you rest until you’ve fulfilled it? Yesterday evening I was seized with the urge to crochet a giant cephalopod. Some ideas are like a lightbulb, this one was more like a cannon blast from outer space.
So I grabbed three skeins of worsted-weight yarn, a giant 10 MM hook, and my favorite cephalopod pattern, and set to work. I had to take a few breaks because my wrist was paining me (it’s hard work crocheting on that large of a scale!) but this was still a pretty quick project. I stuffed it with some spare fleece to save stuffing.
For the eyes, I did a variation on dragonsashes’s Toothless eye pattern. I did the same thing as in this post, which you can view for my exact modifications, if you’re so inclined. Then I let the cephalopod take over the camera, and this is what happened!
I’ve always wanted to make an up-sized amigurumi, so I’m glad I finally did it.
Now I need to name it – any name suggestions? 🙂
I hope you’re having a wonderful, cephalopod-filled day! (Yarn cephalopods, that is. It would be terrifying if the sky started pouring down squids…)
P.S. You can check out some more cephalopods I made from this pattern {here} (and think about making your own #amiselfie!)
Brilliant idea! The eyes are perfect.
If your octopus takes photos of itself while depressed, would it be a selfie-low-pod? 😀
A name, a name…. somehow Sophie keeps coming to mind.
Your comment made me laugh – selfie-low-pod! 😀
I’m glad you like it, I love using that version of eyes because they’re pretty easy to make but they look cool (and I always seem to be out of safety eyes.)
Sophie is a great name, thanks for the suggestion! giggles again over “selfie-low-pod”
Brilliant idea! The eyes are perfect.
If your octopus takes photos of itself while depressed, would it be a selfie-low-pod? 😀
A name, a name…. somehow Sophie keeps coming to mind.
Your comment made me laugh – selfie-low-pod! 😀
I’m glad you like it, I love using that version of eyes because they’re pretty easy to make but they look cool (and I always seem to be out of safety eyes.)
Sophie is a great name, thanks for the suggestion! giggles again over “selfie-low-pod”
I like Sophie the Squid, it just has that ring to it. And that selfie-pod is just hilarious, I love it!!
And if s/he was male, it could be Steve the Squid….
Steve the Squid! That’s fantastic. Hmm, maybe now I’ll have to make a companion for Sophie! 😀 I’m glad you all give me name suggestions, because I could never come up with this brilliance on my own.
I like Sophie the Squid, it just has that ring to it. And that selfie-pod is just hilarious, I love it!!
And if s/he was male, it could be Steve the Squid….
Steve the Squid! That’s fantastic. Hmm, maybe now I’ll have to make a companion for Sophie! 😀 I’m glad you all give me name suggestions, because I could never come up with this brilliance on my own.