I think your niece is going to love that octopus. It looks like you used a chenille or something similar? It looks super soft. Where did you get the lights for it?
I’ve never used Heartland, is it soft? I quite like using acrylic, it doesn’t shrink. Of course it doesn’t really block, either! My main concern with yarn is will it be itchy and will it pill. Only ever known one that didn’t pill.It is Lion Brand Heartland. It is acrylic aran weight, but I wish it were wool. The pattern is a top down by Knitatude.
I have made a few of these, but this time left out a ring of eyelets on purpose.. It will be my last time making it.Knitatude
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The yarn I use is Bernat blanket yarn. It is not only softer, but it takes less time to make a bigger animal. The lights I got from Amazon. These are the exact lights I got. They are basically wire and lights so they were a lot easier to manipulate.I think your niece is going to love that octopus. It looks like you used a chenille or something similar? It looks super soft. Where did you get the lights for it?
I stuffed the lights into the legs. The pink parts of the legs are separate from the white, so the lights are between the layers. The battery pack is under the head.and how are the lights put into the main piece?
It is soft, not pilly and definitely not itchy. The reason I prefer wool over acrylic is that it stays as it has been knit up while wool can be tweaked and molded as you know. You'd like it if you are looking for soft The plies do separate at times if you use a pointy tip.I’ve never used Heartland, is it soft? I quite like using acrylic, it doesn’t shrink. Of course it doesn’t really block, either! My main concern with yarn is will it be itchy and will it pill. Only ever known one that didn’t pill.
Now that’s a good idea!Sometime I see a pattern and the suggested yarn is too$$$. So I go there for something comparable and affordable.
I discovered the hard way that a designer can create a pattern for a particular worsted wool promoted by the dyer or the company and when I tried it in acrylic or a wool from an animal other than specified the fabric is not the same. The sub thing doesn't always work for me,but it is a handy tool.Now that’s a good idea!
Oh wait, I did use a pattern for the yarn it was meant for a couple of times - Hayfield Journey jumpers and cardigans. I’ll never use that yarn again. Inconsistent in texture - the blue and pink colourways softened up after a few washes, the red stayed abominably scratchy, and the stuff pills like you would not believe. Fail, Sirdar, fail!I don’t think I’ve ever used a specified yarn! It’s mostly yarn first for me.
“Kind of meh” is jolly good for a first, not to mention first self-taught, effort - go you!Well, I'm trying to teach myself and so far the results have been kind of meh! But I'm learning, and aside from if and when I get frustrated, it's actually very relaxing. I haven't had nearly the time I want for it, but a little bit at a time is starting to pay off.
I saw this earlier today and thought it needed to be in this thread, too.
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I just used Malaga from Hobbii.com to make a few things and it never split. It is being discontinued, so I've bought a couple in every color they have No ideas what I'll make yet, of course, but it was so cheap I couldn't resist ($3.75 us).I’ve seen that site! Never used it - I tend to buy yarn and then look for a pattern, lol.
I’ve never known a yarn that doesn’t get splitty!