Amigurumi Success!!

My first attempt at crocheting an Amigurumi animal was a miserable failure. Eva insisted that black yarn was the way to go (note to beginners: it is hard to see what you are doing when you are using black yarn and working primarily by lamplight) and I chose an octopus (note to beginners: avoid projects that require rounds until you figure out what you are doing). Also I think it was just the wrong type of wool for this type of project.

This is what the octopus was supposed to look like:

This is what my octopus looked like. After I made one tentacle I called it quits. Obviously there was no salvaging this project.


So I chose something a little more straightforward:

And this is how it turned out! I'm pretty pleased with myself. Though now that I look at it (I was working from memory when I sewed on the parts) I should have sewn the wings and eyes on differently. Maybe I'll redo that. But for now I'm just happy I got the crocheting right!!



Thanks to Melissa for the inspiration, and to LionBrand for the free pattern and crochet instructions.