I do have a couple problems though.
The chin bit is vey cat like, but seems to be a bit offset making the nose seem as if it goes up at an angle. If you look at the markers you can see what I mean. The other error I made is that his white nose patch is too big. Much too big. His whole face is cream here and that was not what Casper looked like.
I do have some big successes too.
I don't make a lot of toys and I am not into amigurumi or math, so the sculptural abilities of crochet are not currently part of what I know about crochet. I am starting to get a small whiff of understanding though and am feeling much more comfortable with this cat pattern. That is a big win.
I am really pleased with my colour plans so cat will look similar to Casper. He was a caramel coloured tabby with quite a bit of lighter colour striping. My two golds are looking pretty good,
with just a shade of difference, very much like Casper. I have crochet colour changing down pat after this.
I am particularly pleased with the way I did his neck colouring. That creamy neck patch looks just as it should.
I think. I have to check pictures of Casper again to see if his neck was like this or if I am remembering a cat we had when the boys were small. I do like the way it looks.
There is a very good chance that this version of the cat will be frogged and restarted. I kept working on it yesterday even though I knew the cream face was too much. I was so sure it would sort itself out and it really wasn't that big, was it?
We all know how it is. You know there is a problem but you are sure you can block it out. We have all been there and it happens with crochet just as much.
I was planning to do the next step, the stuffing and face embroidery, but now I think I would feel better if I redid it said cat all the things I have learned so far.
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