I finished the Baby Mobile with not a moment to spare before the baby shower last month. I've just had time to post the images here.
The whale did turn out to be the centerpiece as designed. I ended up using a small wooded dowel for the upward water stream, some .22 gauge flower wire for the arms with the sea friends, and a wooden clock face for the mounting plate. The flower wire for the arms for the sea friends provided enough support and made it easy to bend the arms until everything looked right. I had more wire coming off of the top so that it could be hung easily above a crib or pack and play. Everything was wrapped in either light blue yarn or light blue felt.
Here are the stars of the show. Ms. Seahorse!
Ms. Octopus!
Mr. Starfish!
And last but not least, Mr. Sea turtle!
Overall I was pleased with the design and concept. Had I allowed myself a bit more time, I would have liked to change the design on the mouth for the whale. I probably would have used some felt or gave him a silly tongue.
For more information and a link to the patterns I used for reference, check out my project page on my Ravelry profile: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/cmmiller/baby-mobile.
I'll post soon about my next project plan!
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