finished project

Before I could get started on the surprise present for my sister, I had to finish up a project I started a few weeks ago. I only spent a couple hours on it over the last few weeks, so I was determined to complete it between last night and this morning. The dreary weather outside, and a DVR full of House and SVU reruns helped.

It's my final creation from Ana Paula Rimoli's Amigurumi Two! book....peas in a pod! I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them, but I wanted to make them 1. because they're so darn cute, and 2. to test how long it takes me to make one of these crocheted goodies. In total, 13 hours and 10 minutes...sad but true. This is definitely one of the bigger sized projects though.

The picture is slightly deceiving. The pod really is too big for the peas...I had to push the peas up to the pod edge to make them look the way they do in the picture. And the pod was definitely what took the bulk of my time. SO, next time I make them, I'll know to make it much smaller...and ultimately save me some time!