It's been a while since I bought the book Amigurumi Two! , which I got at my LYS. I remember that last summer (2009) I got yarn meant for a project from this book. I loved the little amigurumi toys in there and wanted to make bunch of them. Well, I finally made one.
The yarn is Berroco Comfort with 4.00 mm hook, which is totally fake (i.e. made out of Nylon and Acrylic), but it´s soft, so I wanted to try it for toys. It is indeed soft, and maybe even too soft. The fins are a little floppy for my taste, and hence the title of the post 'Floppy Fish'. But I stuffed him very tightly so the body of the fish is not fluffy.
Now I want to make the little fish out of Cascade 220 and see what difference that will make. Then I can decide for future toy projects (whether or not from this book) what to use.
Here are some picture of the kids and the dog playing with the floppy fish. They like him and at the end of the day, that's what matters most.
3 comments:
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I like how soft the Comfort is, wonder if you used a smaller hook if your tension would be less floppy?
Takk Marit
Andi: No, the yarn just doesn´t have any backbone ;)
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