Monday, August 19, 2013

Octopus!

For his first birthday, I decided to knit my nephew Silas an octopus. Did you know you have to knit 8 legs?!?!??! That's a lot of legs. But it did turn out really cute.

Octopus- Sleepy Eyes

Project: Ollie Octopus for Silas
Pattern: Knit Octopus
Yarn: Blue Moon Fiber Arts, Socks That Rock Medium Weight in Algae, 2 skeins
Needles: Knit Picks Options, US Size 6
Date Started: 5/30/13
Date Finished: 8/11/13
Mods: None

Octopus- Close Up

Loving his sleepy eyes.

Octopus- 8 legs

But damn that's a lot of boring legs to knit. I hope baby Silas loves him a lot- even though he is a month and a half late.

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