Friday, February 5, 2010

Dragon begone

For anyone that follows me on facebook, you will know about the dragon saga.
I decided to try and make a dragon applique.
First attempt I was not happy but thats why one makes a prototype.
Got some great suggestions from friends on face book and finally was happy with the wing.
The body still no happy.
The first dragon had been created in single crochets , very fine hook and took a couple of days to create.
This didnt seem a viable option if I ever planned to sell one.
Back to the drawing board and a new dragon in double crochet was created.
With a few more suggestions from friends I tweaked the body pattern.
So now I have a wing I like and a body I like, combine the two and I should be happy right?
Wrong , now I dont like the leg, another suggestion was embroider a leg, still not happy .
I have decided maybe its just me and left the poor dragon alone just as he is.
I have other items I am currently wanting to work on, including a phone cover , upcycled , felted and then my appliques added.
Wonder how many attempts that will take till I am happy.
Stay tuned!

3 comments:

Pat said...

He's very sweet as he is :)

Crochet Queen said...

Wow he looks great

sue said...

thank you