Today was the Battle for Blood blood drive at work, so last night I whipped up a little blood drop squeezy. I used him today, and he works very well - his ergonomic shape makes him easy to hold on to, and you can stuff him to your desired firmness. It took me a few hours to make him, but I was trying to make up the pattern and had to rip out a lot of rows. I'd think even a novice crocheter could make one in under two hours, while watching television.