河馬 Hippo

鉤織這河馬到完成差不多一半時，突然發現餘下的毛線並不足夠完成其餘部份。根據經驗，就算回到當初買毛線的店子，過了幾星期仍能買到同一批次的毛線的機會不大，而不同批次的顏色看上去雖然分別不大，但併在一起就無所遁形。

無法之下只好把已完成的部份拆去，然後按比例的將圖樣縮小重頭再來。

從正面看來他的確像河馬，但從側面看嘴巴就好像不夠飽滿，希望遲些時可以改良。

I discovered that the yarn I got is insufficient for the hippo when it is almost half-finished.  As the chance to get more yarn of exactly the same colour is slim, I have to undo what I have already finished, reduce the size the hippo and start again.

When looking at the hippo sideway, the jaw seems a bit too small.  I'll see if I can make another hippo with a larger jaw.

英文圖樣（Pattern in English）：http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/12/hungry-hungry-hippo/