Huggable Hedgehog - Show me yours!

[crazycatlady]

Thank you for the comments! Yeah, he knit up very quickly. Once he started taking shape, I just didn't want to put the needles down. I can't wait to see everyone's versions! There are so many different colors and types of fur yarns that can be used.

I bought some eyes and a nose for him at Joann Fabrics (my local AC Moore and Michaels only carry glue-on googly eyes :-(). Just for the heck of it I went with more realistic eyeballs as opposed to the solid black. Here's the final result. One of my friends told me he looks like he's wearing a rainbow clown wig. :-)

[misstialouise]

CUUUUUTE

Once I finish my sweater and my DS's blankie, I think I'll need to make one for him :D

[pixiepurls]

well I knit the hole front right, then i tried to do the paws, and i could only pick up 10 stitches not the 12 called for, otherwise i got holes trying to pick up too many! Then okay, When i seamed those they just make me angry lol!!!! I don't see how mine won't turn out wonky.. I think im being too particular or something...

[beckyrhae]

well I knit the hole front right, then i tried to do the paws, and i could only pick up 10 stitches not the 12 called for, otherwise i got holes trying to pick up too many! Then okay, When i seamed those they just make me angry lol!!!! I don't see how mine won't turn out wonky.. I think im being too particular or something...

Just remember that felting is very forgiving. Your knitting does NOT have to be perfect for the end result to look stunning!

[crazycatlady]

Pixiepurls,

Definitely don't stress over the paws. A couple stitches more or less won't matter. They'll felt up and turn out fine! I missed a couple rows in the back shaping, and you can't tell at all.

[Andrea]

I completely screwed up the back because I lost my place...I just winged it and it came out fine! You'll be fine, Pixie!

[pixiepurls]

well I got my knitting mojo back after like over a week of everything being a disaster so I''m going to attempt the paws again here very soon and have some progress pics to show etc lol.

[beckyrhae]

I got my pattern today... not sure when I'll cast on, but I'm thinking this will be a GREAT stash buster.

[KarrieLyne]

Hello fellow knitters.....I just learned of this site a few days ago and I ran across this wonderfully cute hedge hog. I am not such a patient person to wait for a pattern to be shipped to me so I called my LYS and to my delightment they had ONE left!! It must have been my lucky day!! So, I drove to my LYS and picked up the pattern and enough yarn to make two. One will have an apple green body with pink/white/apple green back and the other will have a plum body with dk. green/lt. green/plum back. I just started on the apple green one and am very excited to complete my very first hedgie!! I will post a picture when she is complete =)
Karrie

[KarrieLyne]

I started my Hedgie last night and I just finished the front with the apple green yarn. Here she is...quite funny looking and you can see why I call her a "she"... she looks like she has a "chest".. LOL.