Hooray! It's time for me to share another adorable project from the freshstitches kit club! Check out my cute pink slug! Isn't she darling? Stacey went to a lot of trouble to pick out a ton of different color schemes and everyone in the club got to make a slug in their favorite color. Fun! The yarn was a special kind of embroidery wool that could be split into multiple plys. And for a special gift, we got a cute snail tape measure so our little slugs would have a friend.
I split all five shades of my yarn into plys and mixed them up for an awesome subtly striped marled effect. I love the way it turned out! I split each shade into 3 plys, then I twisted three different color plys together, crocheted two rows, then took out two of the plys and added back in two different color plys, but kept one color consistent, then I did two rows, then switched out two again (this time, switching out the color I left in before), and so on. It created a very subtle striping that I think is awesome.
yarn details
Brown Sheep Waverly Wool in assorted colors
Bulky Weight
100% Wool
findings
polyfill stuffing
12mm safety eyes
project details
pattern: "Hannah the Slug" by Stacey Trock, available for purchase on Ravelry for $4.
finished size: about 5.5'' long
hook: J (6.0mm)
gauge: 4 rounds=2.25''
yarn used: five 8-yard skeins in the pink colors and a little over one 8-yard skein of the white for the eyes
duration: July 20 - August 9, 2014
notes
- I ran out of yarn so I omitted the ruffled "foot" of the slug.
Labels: amigurumi, crochet, Finished Objects, freshstitches, Hannah the Slug, kit club, stuffies
