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Published: 2012-07-09 17:07:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 6601; Favourites: 312; Downloads: 108
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This took me a lot longer than I thought it would. I seriously did not think the design through. After a week of fiddling around with it I was finally able to get it to stop tipping over lol >.<I really love how he finally came out, though. Going to see if I can find a better way to keep him standing. Any advice?
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It's so cute. I start liking snails :3
You can put something heavy in his body, like a nut or another piece of metal. They say it works, never tried myself to be honest :s
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Thanks! It actually does work, I've been trying to word it for a pattern for awhile now lol ><
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Aww! Love the spiral shell design, that's really cool.
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oooh, this ought to be the cutest sanil i've seen...
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Oh my gosh... My boyfriend just made a snail so similar to this, and he even has the same problem with it falling forward!
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lol Well! I finally figured it out wewt! I just had to squish the shell around a bit to even out the weights.
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I tottaly love it, the colors, the idea everything
and I can see it's tiring to make!
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thank you! It was more tiring trying to get it to stand up straight lol ><
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Wow you're so talented!! The crocheting (or knitting?) is very neat and clean and the snail is just adorable <3 Congratulations on 3rd place
Haha your second comment makes me wonder how chibis stand up with their huge heads
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It's crochet, and thanks so much! Congratulations on 1st place. I want to make a roly poly now lol o.o
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Ah how do you tell between knitting and crocheting?
Thank you! Hehe sounds like a challenge but go for it!
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hm, most amigurumi wise, knit looks like braids and crochet looks like squares or v's. Maybe I will! but the might be a lot of sewing lol.
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Oh ok thanks; It's been ages since I've last knitted, and I've never tried crocheting xP I get bored of doing the same thing over and over, so it wasn't the craft for me...
Haha yes..and there's the trouble of the trapezoid-like shell shape
Also, thanks so much for the watch!
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Adding a little bit of those um... bean bag beans? they sell them at craft stores and did at my walmart last I checked. Anyway, adding some of them in a little baggy would help him stand up I'm sure. Of course, you would add it in the snail body part so it's close to the ground. And I'd put it in some sort of cloth bag or something so they don't sneak out.
He is totally adorable though. Nice work!
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Thanks for this. I'm wondering if I could add it into the white part. I'll probably have to make a few more snails to figure it out.
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You're welcome! Good luck!
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Thanks so much! I've been really into the yellows lately lol.
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He's sooo cute!!
To keep him up you could put beads in his foot,..
BUT OMIGOSH THATSO CUTE
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lol thanks. And thanks for the input ^^
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I saw this and Squee'd so loud. HE IS ADORABIBBLES!
I would love to know when he goes into your etsy, I'd love to also buy several of these and just play with them alll day long.
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Oh thanks so much. I'll put the announcement in my journal in November!
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What Rae-Lynn mentions is exactly what I was going to suggest. Also, it's a good idea to start the pattern from the bottom with a flat shape like an oval or circle and then go up from there. With characters wearing shoes, I add on flat little ovals for soles and it really helps. :3
Very cute, though. He almost reminds me of something from Adventure Time. ^_^
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Ty for this! So, do you mean I should make an oval, and then add the amigurumi on top?
I really didn't think about Adventure Time when I made this lol. But thanks! The show is cute in it's own sort of way haha.
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No problem. Love to help fellow hookers.
You could either do it in two separate pieces and attach them, or you could make the oval, then work in rounds from that piece, making it one continuous thing. I can explain a bit more/better in notes or something if you'd like. Just shoot me one if you ever have any crochet questions and I'll do my best to help. :3
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This is adorable! I've done a snail before, but he wasn't as cute as this one. How did you get the swirl pattern on the shell, variegated yarn?
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Thanks so much. No variegated yarn with this one. It's really hard to explain without pictures, but I'll be posting this pattern for free with a picture tutorial soon.
I guess I can say, it's made like a ball, but you do half of each round in one color, and half in another.
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Ooohhhh. . .I do need another pattern for my amigurumi folder. This one sounds deliciously challenging.
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You can get little 1/8" glass beads to go in the bottom of your plush to weigh him. if you do that, though, sew them into a tiny bag first, or they'll slip out between your stitches.
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