I saved the best of the secret knitting, or at least the cutest, for last! In addition to the baby sweater, the gift I gave and the gift I received, there was a group project for our pregnant gal! We debated what to do for a long time. Squares for a blanket seemed easiest except when it came to assembly. No one wanted to volunteer for that! Seaming your own work is chore enough. Seaming someone else’s work takes a special kind of nutty.
We started to run out of time. We couldn’t decided on a type of project, let alone a pattern or yarn. And then a flash of brilliance struck! Someone suggested a mobile…perfect! Picking a theme was easy for our resident biologist/open water swimmer…Under the sea!
We all set out to pick our own patterns, use our own yarn, knit at our own gauge. Exactly the type of accommodations a group project of this nature needed! In the end, the ‘related separates’ idea brought a terrific dynamic to the finished mobile. Every critter has it’s own little personality. If one of us had made all the critters, I think it would have been a bit flat. They’d all be the same style, a bit homogenized. Instead, we’ve got a super little underwater party happening!
As the collection started to grow, we still needed someone to do assembly. Being unemployed, I had the time so I volunteered. I just kinda winged it all, and somehow it all worked out! I started by wrapping the inside hoops of a couple old embroidery in yarn, some random random Noro from the stash. Yay Stashbusting!
Then I hung the critters using an invisible nylon thread. Took a little trial and error to get the best method but in the end, everybody played nice together!
As it came together, it was hard to contain the excitement of how perfect it really was. In the end, everyone loved it and it fit the nursery perfect. It’s hard to think of adjectives other than ‘perfect’ and ‘adorable’. Once again, not having a plan, was a really good plan!
Get a closer look and more details on some of the critters here:
And now, it’s time to get back to current knitting. I’m only halfway through my 576 stitch beaded picot bind off. Progress, thy is Thursday!
FogKnits 
This is utterly charming. Lucky parents and lucky baby. What a treasure!
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This is a great gift from each and all of you. It’s really wonderful!
I can’t see the individuals because Ravelry says I have to be signed up to see them…
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Yeah, it’s a privacy thing, I can only share other people’s projects with Ravelry users. I have a feeling you’re the only non-ravelry user who’ll click through. Maybe my mom too :)
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That is truly adorable! I’m sure the Mom thoroughly appreciated such an awesome gift from her fellow knitters. I absolutely loved that each of you got to pick out your own sea creatures. It sounds like a truly fun project. You keep giving me so many good ideas that my niece’s baby package is never going to go out :) Alas, I cannot knit all the things.
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That looks so cool! I love the jellyfish. And the teeny tiny crab. And the whole darn thing! It really is perfect!
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I wish I’d taken better individual pics, the teeny crab was pretty adorable!
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Absolutely adorable. I have never seen these, and I totally love them. Wow, you are good!! :)
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I love this
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Cute. I just got a puppy so my first thought was that they were dog toys! LOL. Then I saw the whole mobile put together. Nice!
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My cat assumed they were all for him too :)
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Cute Idea…You are being Heard!
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