Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Mystery Project Revealed!

I finished the project!

...then I wasn't sure I should post it in case it was "seen." Hubby assured me that I should, so here it is:


It's a little Baby Washcloth/Hand Puppet Frog! (also, it's really hard to photograph when it's not on a hand! I had tried to prop his mouth open with the needle I had just finished using to attach the eyes, and it just felt wrong...) =D

I found the pattern here at Lily Sugar'n Cream patterns.

A few hints:
I used a Size G hook and did it REALLY tight. I'm hoping this will help it to keep its shape better when wet.

"Embroider" the nostrils BEFORE you put it all together. grrrr. You could do the eyes, too, but they weren't as bad.

I used worsted weight cotton for the body of the frog. I used regular cotton (HL I Love This Cotton) for the mouth. Since that will be that part that mostly touches baby's precious skin, I wanted it really soft.

18 comments:

  1. So cute and thanks for the link!

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  2. I am glad my guess was completely wrong as he is much more interesting. What a georgeous guy!

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  3. That's great.I bet some youngster would really love to have a bath with that.

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  4. Oh Mindy, he is so cute! I had to laugh at the needle in the eye thing, can see how that would just be wrong!
    Valerie

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  5. Oh wait, it was the mouth, that's better! ha

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  6. Visiting from Paisley Passions. Very cute. I'm heading for the pattern right now!

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  7. Visiting from Paisley Passions. This is A-dorable. Wish I could knit.

    http://boyohboyohboycrafts.blogspot.com

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  8. Thanks everyone! I'm glad you liked it--now I have hope it will be a well liked gift. =)

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  9. Too stinkin' cute!! Thank you for linking it up to Fibers on Friday! I love that you're a "regular". Love your projects!

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  10. I need to learn that stuff; too cute.

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  11. This is adorable. I would have loved to have something like this when my kiddos were younger. I impressed that you made it. Thanks for linking up to "Amaze Me Monday" blog party.

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  12. So cute! Reminds me of when my son was a toddler and his favorite toy was a stuffed frog! He was crazy about frogs for a loooong time and would've loved this little guy! Amazing job. Thanks so much for sharing at the Holiday Hookup!

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  13. Oh my word... this is too cute! I really doubt I could follow a pattern like that, but I would love to make one of these for our babe. I might have to try it! Thanks for linking up to our YARN IT ALL party! :]

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  14. My favorite you've posted so far. :) Sooooo adorable.

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  15. I featured this today in my YARN IT ALL favorites post! Here is a link if you would like to see: http://www.mandipidy.com/2011/04/yarn-it-all-favorites-from-linky-pary.html

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