Adult Chameleon
Hi Guys! This chameleon is responsible for taking up a lot of my free time the last few weeks... 
This was a fun, involved knit. But one that I enjoyed making very much. I got to use lots of short rows which oddly enough I enjoy. I sampled and tested a lot of different methods of doing short rows in the past month or so and have since been using a combination of techniques. I used the yarn-over short row method when turning from knit to purl side and a Shadow Wrap when turning from purl side to knit side. I just found that each of these methods look best (most invisible) in these circumstances.
Not sure what I'll make next, but I'm considering the Cuttlefish, the Pufferfish, or maybe a Seahorse or two.
Hope you're all doing well and take care, Ken
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Good job!
Good job!
Love it!
Love it!
Wow he is lovely - so
Wow he is lovely - so beautifully shaped - I'm impressed. I have seen a few animal knitting and crochet on the internet and this is up with the best. Well done.
Thank so much!
Thank so much!
I love it!
I love it!
Thank you very much for the
Thank you very much for the kinds words on the chameleon, guys. I am kind of a lone knitter (that is, I don't belong to any local knitting groups) so please know it is much appreciated!
Wow! Great job! Looks like
Wow! Great job! Looks like the real thing, too!
Cute.
Cute.
Looks great! You're so
Looks great! You're so talented.
Great work Ken. The
Great work Ken. The craftsmanship looks great. I like the curved tail of the animal. And especially how you placed the chameleon in the tree, on a branch. That's very creative...By the way, what are you going to do with him?
Stupendous. Your
Stupendous. Your craftsmanship is a marvel. It inspires pride in the craft. Awesome work.
I love the pattern and you
I love the pattern and you have done a great job!
Wonderful piece. Great job it
Wonderful piece. Great job it looks great.
JRob
You're the man, obviously,
You're the man, obviously, when it comes to knitting creatures of any kind. Have you ever considered making a full size elephant or giraffe :-) I am on my first toy, a Koala ( Not a surprise, for me here in Australia ). What do you use as filling? Raymond
I use a poly fiberfill,
I use a poly fiberfill, Poly-Fil brand to be exact. In the past I have tended to under-stuff the creatures that I make and then was not happy with the results. Now I stuff to the point of possibly over-stuffing with the knowledge that the filling will relax a bit under pressure and turn out just right.
Very cute, Ken. If you had
Very cute, Ken. If you had some striping yarns - like NORO - you could even make it look as if the little darling was in the midst of changing color.
Yes that would be a very cool
Yes that would be a very cool effect! This was Kroy FX sock yarn and it did do some of that, but not as vibrantly as some of the Noros would.
The Kroy was pretty
The Kroy was pretty effective, I see, now that I have a better monitor to view it on. NORO is a bit more vibrant, which is what I think off with chameleons. Regardless, it is great knitting.
ETA: My brother also thought it great...and he doesn't knit.
this is a very cute little
this is a very cute little guy. It shows great workmanship. I love it.
Amazing! Does it have an
Amazing! Does it have an extendable tongue? :)
No, but I did consider it!
No, but I did consider it!
That looks absolutely
That looks absolutely fabulous!!!! Good on you. Did you make up the pattern?
Hi and thanks. No, definitely
Hi and thanks. No, definitely not my own pattern. It's by the super talented Hansi Singh. You can find her patterns on Ravelry if you just search her name.
Amazing workmanship! I would
Amazing workmanship! I would love to have one of these guys in my 7th-grade classroom. The kids would become quite attached to it, I'm sure. Well done!
Mark
He is so cute. You should
He is so cute. You should put all your creatures together and post a photo. I would love to see them all. Beautiful work.
He's charming, Ken! ...you're
He's charming, Ken!
...you're becoming very expert with these critters!