Well, I been done seen 'bout everything



When I seen an octopus fly!


It's the "Dumbo" octopus, knit from the Hansigurumi pattern. I used Caron "Country," which is a wool/microfiber blend. Though the yarn isn't the easiest to knit up for a toy (it has a cabled construction that makes it prone to split), it has a nice shine to it. The colors here are "spruce" (the darker blue green) and "Ocean Spray" (the lighter color).

You can kind of judge from the photo of me "flying" the octopus how big it is - it's not huge but it's not as small as I thought it was going to be when I started making the legs.

Here's a picture of Dumbo at rest:



And yes, the Dumbo octopus is a really real animal. Which makes it all the more wonderful. (Another amusing picture is here. I interpret it - incorrectly, I know - as the little octopus sticking out its tongue at the photographer).