Happy Happy Happy

 

Hello:

As the sun sets, it reflects off the windows of the houses across Lake Sammamish and onto the surface of the lake.  I was trying to capture some  of our fall "color" for the blog, but it always ends up looking muted.  We have so many beautiful trees and bushes turning all kinds of gorgeous.  But, because we have so many that remain green, Washington isn't called the "Evergreen State" for nothing, I think they can get lost.

As we head deeper into winter, the slant of the sun gives these gorgeous reflections on clearer days.

I have finished my Happypotamus.

This wonderful pattern is by Heidi Bears.  It is not cheap, but for the extensive photo-tutorials, it is worth every penny.  It takes quite a bit to make it, mine is over 350 yds.  The pattern suggests sock yarn, but since I am working from stash, and I have tons of afghan weight acrylic, I used that.  You might recognize the colors from various afghans I have hooked in the last 2 years.

Because I used worsted weight yarn, it is pretty big, as big as my cats.

As he often does, the Doc asked, "who is that for?"

I said, "I have no idea."

I think he is starting to get it and me after 30 years of marriage because he then said, "Ah, you made it to make it?"

And that is right!  When I saw the pattern on Ravelry, I just couldn't resist.

Peace
f1bercat
shaping the world from a happy place

Headless, Heartless, yet, Happy Hippo

Hello:

I wanted to show you the progress I have made on my crochet hippo. The pattern is called, Happypotamus, The Happy Hippo Crochet Pattern. by Heidi Bears.  I am not kidding about the name. That being said, the pattern is a genius of geometric construction.

The whole thing is crocheted geometric shapes:  pentagons, hexagons, octagons, etc.  You hook them together with an as-you-go method.

This is how far I have gotten:
This is a somewhat squashed side view:

I am using all yarn from stash, so the colors are a bit crazy.

You can clearly see septagon (7 sided)some hexagons (6 sided) and some pentagons (5 sided) shapes. 

Here is the Hippo standing up:

I haven't added any stuffing.  He is sturdy enough that he can stand up unstuffed.  He is a good size.  The pattern calls for fingering weight yarn, but I am using worsted weight and a size D crochet hook.

This is the top of the back looking straight down:

And here he is from the front.  You can see his headless state, and well, his heartlessness, too.

I rather like how big he is.

Hope to finish him up this coming week.

Peace,
f1bercat
shaping the planet with parts of a Hippo.