I present you with a knitted humpback whale. (One of my prouder moments in knitting life.)
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| Barnacles, bumps, and a sweet little eyeball. |
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| Contour shading is a must. |
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| Tail! |
Christine took these pictures after the whale traveled (dry land!!!) back to Spokane. It's obvious that humpback whales are rather large mammals, and this knit-creation is no different. Maybe Christine could give me some stats on the measurements. I almost didn't finish this in time for her birthday--true story. In fact, I gave it to her before it was finished and then knit the last tail flipper while Christine, Nick, and mother played Boggle for an hour and a half. I'm just pleased that I finished it. My only regret is not having the time to do a little whale photo shoot before it swam off. Oh well!
Details on the pattern can be found on Ravelry here.
It's a free Ravlery download, so you should definitely check it out.
If you're in the need for more whale inspiration, do not hesitate to check out these dandy youtubes.
I know I have!
This is so awesome! I love all the details :)
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Hi Christine, Monika, and Catherine!
ReplyDeleteI saw your project for the knit whale and just love that idea! I am the editor of AllFreeKnitting.com and would love to feature your tutorial on my site with full credit to you. I've noticed you have some other great projects on your site, and I would love to link to all of your other free knitting patterns as well. I know my readers would just love them and in return would generate some nice traffic to your site. If you agree and would like us to feature your project and/or other free projects, our readers will simply click the link to your blog to get your full tutorial. It’s really that simple. Your project will look similar to this project already on my site:
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