Today I've been working on farmyard and have made a horse that looked stupid but then I got his mane on and he looked fab. I messed up a sheep completely so wasn't even going to attempt a cow today. I moved on to woodland, which so far has an owl, hedgehog and duck (not sure if ducks really belong in woodland but I guess my woodland has a pond in it). I thought I'd make a mouse to complete the set.
Now when I'm making these I start by writing a quick pattern and then amend it as I'm working if it doesn't quite work out but something with the mouse went wrong. I didn't get my increases right and it did not look like a mouse at all. I was all up for scrapping it and starting again but then I thought it could maybe be a dolphin. I carried on crocheting thinking how I would make a fin for it and then when I'd finished the main body it had magically turned into a seal. A couple of flippers and a quick whizz with the embroidery tread and this little seal came to life.
Ooh what a cutie x
As another happy bonus I've worked out with a bit of a fiddle this pattern can be a dolphin or a elephant and I've figured out where I went wrong so little mouse will be perfect next time.
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