Much is in progress now, little is finished. Otto came with me to Marble Falls, and I had hopes of getting a little farther. I got bogged down on the head shape. In Ysolda's lovely picture, Otto has a fine rounded snout. In my version, he looks a bit like one of his parents might be some kind of large, beaky bird (which is why the yarn tail is still hanging down from the side of his head instead of trimmed off... I suspect that I may take out a row or two in order to give him more security in his parentage). From what I can see in Ravelry, this is not a particularly unusual problem and a number of knitters have shortened his nose. I didn't really knit any kind of gauge swatch for this, so some variation from the intended doesn't surprise me.
As with Sophie, the pattern for Otto is written well and has excellent illustrations of all the challenging bits. Ysolda's patterns are definitely well worth her asking price -- she really goes the extra distance to make sure you have a high quality experience with her patterns, IMHO.
Otto will definitely be on my "to do" list this weekend -- after all, I still have one more toy to get started!
As with Sophie, the pattern for Otto is written well and has excellent illustrations of all the challenging bits. Ysolda's patterns are definitely well worth her asking price -- she really goes the extra distance to make sure you have a high quality experience with her patterns, IMHO.
Otto will definitely be on my "to do" list this weekend -- after all, I still have one more toy to get started!
Mmm his nose does have an anteater look to it at the moment. However, it is going to be so cute. Love the picture on the pattern. Is this one for Z?
I think some creative stuffing might be in order to fill out the base of the snout.
ooh, Otto. I purchased that pattern and can't wait to start it after I finish Elijah.