Aug 22 2008
Ami Pig
I tried the amigurumi pattern for a pig that I found on Lion Brand’s website. While the pattern stated gauge was not that important, I should have read further. Here is the finished body -
So, um, yeah. That’s supposed to be about four inches long. Mine is almost double that. I should have read the gauge part anyway that stated how big the body should be. I would have figure out it was going to be way too big before I finished it and went to look up further instructions.
It’s my own fault, though, but does teach me a valuable lesson about gauge. I should always check the gauge and make sure my crochet is close to it. If not then I need to change my hook to get the desired gauge. I didn’t have the yarn it suggested for the piece but just used what I had. Lessons learned. Now I will have more of a boar than a pig if I continue to work on this one. I think I will just frog it and start over.
