Octopus

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.