{"id":3591,"date":"2015-10-01T19:59:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T23:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/?p=3591"},"modified":"2015-10-01T19:59:37","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T23:59:37","slug":"california-crochet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baburkard.com\/crochet\/california-crochet\/","title":{"rendered":"California Crochet"},"content":{"rendered":"

After finishing Mina’s afghan<\/a> I had a request to make Kwazii for Volker. Kwazii is a former pirate in the show The Octonauts<\/a><\/em>. I bought a pattern from Etsy and started. But I didn’t get it finished before leaving for California. I dutifully packed all the necessary parts into my carry-on luggage, intending to work on it on the plane.<\/p>\n

First thing I discovered – I’d brought the wrong crochet hook! I have previously travelled with my case of crochet hooks, but I also almost lost them in security at the airport, or it felt like I almost lost them. Some of my hooks came from my Grandma Roth and I do not want to lose them, so I don’t take them anymore. So no crocheting on the plane.<\/p>\n

Trina did not have a 4mm hook, so I had to buy a new hook. In the US Amazon is really amazing; I decided to buy a set of hooks, 2mm – 6mm, for less than $10 with the exchange! a really good deal.<\/p>\n

Once I had the right hook, it didn’t take me long to finish Kwazii. I redid his whiskers as I didn’t like the first set. Volker was pleased.\"Volker<\/a>\"Lieutenant<\/a> Mina wanted a toy too. So I crocheted another character from a pattern book that Trina had purchased. This is Tweak: \"IMG_0896\"<\/a>\"IMG_0895\"<\/a>Then Trina decided to try crocheting a toy while I was there to help. She chose a Vegimal, Tunip (also from the Octonauts), to start. She caught on quickly and decided to make more. Volker is quite in love with the Vegimals.\"IMG_0911\" <\/a>It’s hard to hang onto all your friends and climb around on the playground equipment too!<\/p>\n

Mina also wanted a Vegimal, so I made one with a different yarn and smaller hook\"IMG_0907\"<\/a>This is the size difference, my Codish and Trina’s Tunip:\"IMG_0908\"<\/a>And here are my two favourite children<\/p>\n

\"IMG_0904\"<\/a>How I do love them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After finishing Mina’s afghan I had a request to make Kwazii for Volker. Kwazii is a former pirate in the show The Octonauts. I bought a pattern from Etsy and started. But I didn’t get it finished before leaving for California. I dutifully packed all the necessary parts into my carry-on luggage, intending to work … <\/p>\n

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