"Luuuuuuuuke, I crocheted your father..." was possibly what crafty crochet wizard Lucy Ravenscar uttered as she finally completed her excruciatingly cute Star Wars set. She'd be perfectly within her rights to break into an Ewok Celebration too as they're Death-Star-explodingly fantastic.
Lucy's creations make me suspect that she may have trained for many years on the swamp planet of Dagobah with some manner of hook-handling Yoda. Her Vader is dark and sweetly forbidding, her Ewok sports his hood at the perfect jaunty angle, her Chewie has his own man bag for keeping his stash of wookie essentials in, and her Han Solo has just the right amount of Devil May Care about his crocheted person.
You can buy the patterns for the characters individually from her Esty store or go wild and buy the whole set of patterns in one go.
May the force be with you and your crochet hook, Ms Ravenscar. Keep up the good work.
I absolutely love these little guys showcased earlier on Perez Hilton's blog. The finger puppets made by Rubbish Magazine are miniature celebs, each one sold as a set of four representing the great and the good (and the not so good) from each fashion capital.
On the top row we've got New York, represented by André Leon Talley, Zac Posen, Donna Karen, Hamish Bowles and Ralph Lauren (no, I couldn't idenfity them either). On the second row are the more recognisable fashion luminaries of Paris: John Galliano,
Karl Lagerfeld, Sonia Rykiel, Jean Paul Gaultier and Alber Elbaz. Cute!
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If you were brought up on Where the Wild Things Are, you'll no doubt be delighted that the picturebook is being brought to life on the big screen, and Dork Adore spotted this fantastic amigurumi rendition of Max and one of the monsters from the forthcoming film. I love the detailing on these little guys - particularly the monster's terrible teeth!
If you're as charmed as we are by this, the pattern is available to by online for $5 from Crafty Is Cool, whose shop is well worth a browse if you're in the market for fun and contemporary crochet ideas.
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There are no two ways about it, teeny tiny versions of stuff are just cute. Elephants are lovely, but teeny tiny elephants are really really lovely and cute. Godzilla is an amazing beast of destruction, but a teeny tiny Godzilla is an amazing beast of destruction and very cute. You see where I'm going here?
That's why I am in all kinds of love with the cute that is Mochimochi's blog. Mochimochi blogger Anna takes those dull and utterly uncute every day items and knits them really really tiny. And if you think it couldn't get much cuter, well she sometimes goes and put eyes on them. Upping the cuteness factor immeasurably.
Witness her teeny tiny Stack of Pancakes, her quietly blinking Oscillating Owlets, her almost painfully cute Bride and Groom, and other tiny stitched wonders.
With a fair few free patterns on the blog too, you may never want to knit a normal sized item ever again.
There is possibly no one on earth as handy with a hook as the shaken-but-not-stirred Woo Work. Howie Woo constantly crochets marvels from his cute fridge critters series (carefully crossed off a list stuck to the fridge as he crocheted each one to life) to his more recent spy gadget The Sat-Track Surveillance Watch.
Multiskilled Howie's blog posts showcase his stitched wonders along with his other talents. The crafty Canadian draws, makes films and is a pretty fine photographer to boot. Add a quirky and cool sense of humour to that and you have the recipe for one hell of a crafter.
Thus on his blog we are treated to dramatic photo stories, and short and suitably hilarious videos to go with every item.
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If you are someone who plays video games, you may recognize these amigurumi dolls as Sephiroth and Cloud Strife from the Final Fantasy franchise. They're made by Oddgumi, and if you like them, they can be custom ordered from her Etsy shop. You can also visit her blog, Paper Heroes to see a Barack Obama version!
[Via Sprite Stitch]
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It doesn't matter whether it's supposed to be a bunny, a kitty or *ahem* a piece of human excrement; if an amigurumi isn't cute, it's failed its one task in life.
That certainly can't be said of the denizens of Tada's Revolution; a blog that does amigurumi the way it's meant to be. Soft, squishable and full of character, these are creatures to love. Do as I'm doing and add them to your RSS reader today, for a daily dose of cute oddness that's bound to improve your day. [Via Craftershock]
Related: How to make a cute amigurumi octopus | Soto Softies: a blog with more cute critters than you can shake a stick at
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