Tuesday, October 28, 2008
What was that?
Pssst.
Hey, do you hear something?
...something like the click, click-clacking of tiny claws
...or the snick, snick of miniature masticating mandibles?
Shhh! There it is again.
Boo!
Meet Lola... the lavender lobster!
"Lola" or Knit Lobster by Molly Lincoln
SWTC Karaoke 50% Soy Silk, 50% Wool (109 yards / 50 g per ball), ~0.5 balls of the color "Bloom"
US 2 (3.0 mm) Knitpicks Harmony dpns
US D (3.5 mm) crochet hook (for chained antennae)
I had been wanting to try this pattern for a while, and I'm glad I did - it's pretty entertaining to make the pieces and put them together! I worked the pattern essentially as written, except I changed the last part of the claw pieces. Here are my changes:
Where the pattern says “Now work an icord for 6 rows using the 3 live sts remaining. Row 7: k2tog, k1. Row 8: k2tog” I did the following instead:
-Pick up 1 st on each side of remaining 3 live sts = 5 sts.
-Work a 5 stitch icord for 3 rows.
-Next row: still working as icord, K2tog, k1, K2tog = 3 sts.
-Next row: still working as icord, k2tog, k1 = 2 sts.
-Next row: still working as icord, k2tog = 1 sts.
Although no numerical gauge is given for this pattern, I think my gauge was a little too tight and my row gauge was a bit wacky because my lobster seems shorter and plumper than the original. This also may have had something to do with the fact that I, in retrospect, overstuffed Lola. I had some difficulty pulling the legs through the body - a slightly looser gauge would have made that easier - and my overstuffed arms/claws were somewhat resistant to the process of being formed into multiple segments.
Despite these issues, I love Lola anyway :)
I think she looks a bit like this "white" lobster.
As usual, I enjoyed working with the subtly color-changing Karaoke, which I've used several times before. It was challenging to execute some of the m1's (make 1 stitch) on the small needles with this worsted weight yarn, and the single-ply broke on me (I pulled too hard) the first time I tried to tie a length of yarn around one of the arms to try to get the segmented look.
Here's the rest of what happened when Lola introduced herself to Bug:
As you can see, they're getting along smashingly :)
Happy (almost) Halloween!
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26 comments:
Ah, I love seeing new relationships blossom. I can feel the Lola + Bug love.
Do you ever not have awesome Bug photos? Love!
Impressing Bug is one thing, but what about Moana??
Yes, I agree with Heather -- is Moana jealous and upset about not getting her own lobster?
Your post made me howl with laughter!!! Very funny!! Bugs has really taken a liking to Mr Lobster! Yes...Moana needs a lobster too
What a cute lobster and he matches Bug's eyes.
Ha! Your cat montages are always great :)
Nice lobstah!
Very cute! I'm glad a Bug and a lobster can live in such peace. Great yarn choice, glad you overcame the difficulties!
I love the lobster. I have that queued for a while now, but haven't had the chance to knit it. I am a New England girl so I have to make it.
So unfair - first an octopus and now a lobster! I really need to get on the ball. That is so fun!
Is that a rock...rock...rock lobster?! Heh. Bug plus lobster equals funny.
Happy Halloween!
Yeah! I get to show my daughter another one of your 'cat being tormented' photos :-)
I still say, "sleep with one eye open."
Bug is the most awesome cat in the world.
cool lobster!
So very cool. Much nicer than the white lobster.
the lobster is very real that I want to eat it for lobster is one of my favour seafood.
Haha! I LOVE it! Great work.
Lobster looks great, it looks like Bug gets on just fine with him!
Love the Lobster Attack on unsuspecting kitties!
Lola's Lovely!!
Happy Howl-o-ween!
knittymuggins
You're crrrazy. :) That's a cool lobster, though... Love the purple.
Love Lola and Bug together!
I think Lola turned out very well, and she *does* look like the white lobster! That must have been tricky with the worsted on such small needles, but she looks worth it.
OMG, this is hilarious! And Lola is too cute!
There's nothing wrong with short, plump, overstuffed lobsters. Pass the butter...
You know, I've never thought of knitting a lobster before. I recently commissioned my mom to knit (yes, KNIT!) a pizza for my daughter. I saw a felted wool pizza on www.naturalpod.com and decided my daughter would want one. I am not sure if my mom can actually do this or not; her skills aren't too advanced. Now that I think of it, it would probably be easier to simply sew a pizza out of felt rather than knit a pizza and then felt it. . . .
As you can tell, I don't know much about knitting. I'm glad I found your blog, though!
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