Flip the Banana Slug


I am debating whether I should release him or not. I wrote to the pattern and everything. He’s just a complicated fellow, and has one major flaw…

…he takes a nose dive when he’s not held up.

I figured out an easy way to make him stand! Thank you to everyone who made suggestions, i decided to give him a “doorstop” of sorts.

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Hes cute i like him!

The flaw? Eveyone has flaws​:hugs: Its okay maybe he has just a little bit more weight on the back, that may be the reason

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maybe fill with some beans to stabilize some weight on his backside?

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How cute, if you want to, go for it :smile: I believe there’s weighted polyfill that could also help or stuffing more at the bottom could help it to note if you make it a pattern :smile:

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It definitely needs some weight in the back :sweat_smile:. It just wont be easy now that hes sewn together

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Yeah, he needs the weight, just debating how to get it in there now that he’s sewn together.

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Yeah I’ve been trying to think of something, like maybe a fishing weight, a little bean bag, etc. I jst realltly dont want to undo him, he was so hard to put together, took me the better part of two hours :smiling_face_with_tear:

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You could always make him a gf lol and try on her then see. Dont stress yourself out trying to figure it out

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DO IT!!! I would absolutely LOVE to test this for you if you did! :smiling_face:

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No worries I think he’s fine as he is! If you plan on making a pattern you can create another for the photos and this time stuff it differently :smile: if you want to help Flip right now I think you can try and make something like maybe a blanket but it’s a thin crochet rectangle with weighted stuffing to hold him down if that makes sense :smile:

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if there was a open spot, where you want the additional weight? in the banana peel or the actual banana itself?

i would think you could re-sew the end of the banana that way, but i do understand that it takes time & messing up the project

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I was think of hiding something on the back of the bottom peel behing his “foot”

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I love him! Flaws and all! :banana:
You can make him a potted plant for him to eat. Just put it in front of him.
I’ve seen some people use these beads with flat bottoms to correct wobbly makes too.

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I keep those square glass cubes on hand from the dollar store, they work great for weighting amigurumi down.

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YES PLEASE release it !! I love it !!! :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:

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PLEASE make this pattern!!!

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For my plants so they stand, I cut a piece of cardboard so it fits in the pot and I use poly pellets too! I reccomend polly pellets for smaller projects.

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You might be able to fix the nose dive if you pull the underpeel forward a bit and bubble it under his belly like a doorstop?

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Omg, i frickin love him, defo release him

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Also, maybe a longer tail would stabilize him a bit? If not just fill the booty with beans

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