Friday, November 11, 2022

Octavia, the giant yarn octopus


 

 I crocheted and knitted Octavia, the red-yarn octopus, at the height of the Covid quarantine in 2020. With outstretched tentacles, she measures 8 feet across. The head is 40 inches high, and she weighs about 20 pounds. Octavia has been displayed at the Bowen Center for the Arts in Dawsonville, Georgia. She has also attended 2 quilt retreats in Georgia, one at Amicalola Falls State Park and the other at Koosa Mountain Lodge. My original intention was to make her as a teddy bear substitute, but found that she takes up too much real estate on my bed. Sadly, she has been relegated to a back closet. I take her out from time to time when I have guests.


On display Bowen Center for the Arts



Attending a knitting, crochet, & stitching group
At Amicalola Falls State Park quilt retreat    




 



 

 

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