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Crocheting: Colonel Eggplant
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Colonel Eggplant

With improved monocle chain

With improved monocle chain
Nanoo Nanoo
Passably close color
Color is off, but very clear

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Instructions

We call him Colonel Eggplant, of course. Wouldn't you?

I can't follow directions. I probably *could*, but I don't honestly know if I've ever tried. I started my Blue Bird with eggplant colored yard and couldn't find craft eyes anywhere nearby so I decided to use crocheted "baby safe" eyes for fun. When I found some colors that kind of worked in my gf's yarn, I decided to do different ...

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Category: Crocheting

Type of item: Toy

For: Other


Materials

Deborah Norville Everyday Soft Worsted in Aubergine (for the body, wings, and watch pocket) and Baby Yellow (for the beak). Plymouth Yarn Encore Colorspun (acrylic/wool, worsted weight) for the (right) eye. Plymouth Yarn Encour (acrylic/wool, worsted weight) for the monocle and chain. Everything uses a hook one size smaller than the yarn recommends (using an H for the Deborah Norville yarns and a G for the Plymouth).

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Fleurty on craftsy.com
Nov 27, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Luv the name!
SethMorris on craftsy.com
Jun 02, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
At my mother's suggestion, I ripped out the embroidered monocle chain I wasn't happy with and replaced it with a loose chain sewn in at each end (behind the monocle and inside the fob pocket). Much better.