Sure, why not?

Why not have the original cast of Star Trek knitted up as meerkats?

Well, there's just no reason now, is there? So here you go! But maybe the original cast isn't your thing. It's too corny. Well, we've got that covered!

Here's The Next Generation. I like the Reading Rainbow guy's eye thingy. Alright, alright. You don't like the Next Generation either?

Have some Janeway. (She's a little hard to recognize without that awful hair).
Or maybe Chakotay!

Yeah. I have no idea why they are meerkats, but I think they are pretty cute. Plus they are knitted, and I have to give props to anyone crazy enough to knit something like this. My brain is almost ready to explode just thinking about how difficult this would be to do. Anyway, if you want to pick one of these little buggers up, just go to Niftyknits etsy site! She seems to be ready and willing to make custom orders, too, so feel free to ask for a Tom Paris meerket but as a lizard from that one episode where he turned into a lizard and had lizard babies with Captain Janeway. Yeah, that's right.

A Different Kind of Baby

Alright, everyone, I've talked about some cute stuff for babies before. But those were for human babies! And human babies are chumps. Now, if you were looking for something for a Klingon baby, well, that's pretty hardcore. And there are some pretty hardcore baby items available for a baby like that. Check it out:
The baby cradle--although I would have assumed Klingons just leave their babies on rocks or something, to toughen them up.
A baby walker.

A rocking horse--which is probably my favorite. It looks wickedly evil.And finally a rattle toy.

Now these, of course, aren't really available on the market, because you know if they were some crazy Trekkie parents would go and buy these for their kid (wait--are Trekkies allowed to mate? What's that? Only every seven years? Alright then). These are part of an art gallery show by Shi Jinsong. Well duh! Do you know how fast those things would be covered with fingerprints if they were real? I mean, come on. Stay tuned!

More Stitch Wars!

More and more cool stuff is being made for the Stitch Wars gallery exhibition! I am so excited. Here are some super cute adorable little Star Wars moon buns from Moon's Creations.
Cute, right? I've probably posted these before (because I love all of the Moon buns, I think they are so cute) but I figured they could show up again. I especially love Chewie! I wonder if he is made out of the same yarn as I use...it's a pain in the butt to use but it's the only thing I've found that looks like Wookie fur. I wonder if a yarn designer out there ever pictured their yarn being used for Chewie fur? Probably not.

And here's Ghost Kenobi. So cute! I love the blue shade. And his costume looks rather complicated--he has a little tunic on, and a belt, and a little jedi robe! All ghosty blue tinted, of course. I love the little mustache.
And finally, my favorite bunny--Oola! Poor Oola, you didn't last very long, but now you will live forever in bunny infamy! I love the little headband and the chain around her neck. Too cute!

Anyway, I'm really excited to know that our little dudes will be in such good company. I wish I could see everything together! And it looks like the 501st is going to be making an appearance at the gallery on opening night, too. I'm so jealous! But for now we will have to look at all of this adorableness through the computer. Stay tuned!

Reach for the Stars!

Alright people, listen up. It's never too early to start geekifying young children. If you wait until they are old enough to talk, it's too late. Best to start them off when they are babies. Their brains are still mushy at that age, and the brain accepts information more readily because it is porous. Trust me, I'm a brain scientist.

Anyway, here's a shining example of someone doing their part:
It's a Mario baby blanket! I like it because it's not another one of those pixelated 8 bit game projects--don't get me wrong, I think they're really cute, I'm just really tired of seeing them. I really like the black outlines around all of the shapes, too.

Oh yeah! And the best part? The pattern is available for free! To make the Mario version all you have to do is use different colors and glue on some cute little eyes (I assume, anyway, there really aren't any notes about it on Ravelry). So if you guys know any cold babies out there, start crocheting! Stay tuned!

ETA: Maybe this mobile would be a nice accessory, yeah? The Left 4 Dead one is probably too much, though. You don't want to raise a serial killer.

Wanna see what I've been doing?

Alright, now keep in mind this is an "in progress" shot. In progress meaning the first 1/8th of the project is only half done. So I still have a lot to do--like way more to do on it than I'll ever probably get done in this lifetime. Anyway, here it is!


Yay! What do you guys think? I'm really super excited about it. You can see the starting of some color up at the top--I'm still not too good at satin stitch, but I think I'll get better the more I work on it. Now I just have to work out the long and short stitch to fill in the big areas (like Amaterasu) and I'll be set! This thing is going to be one brightly colored crazy pieces when it's done. Check out the picture I'm basing it on:

I know it's a little fuzzy (open it in a separate window to see it clearly), but isn't it awesome? It has almost every character from Okami. Oh, and see the tiny little circle with Amaterasu in it in the middle? Yeah, that's what took me, like, a month to do. Well, it took me that long to do the outline, it will probably take me four times that long to fill in the color. But can you imagine how amazing it's going to look when it's done? Anyway, I'm radiating out from the middle, so there are a couple of other figures drawn (by my boyfriend, of course, since I can't draw at all, or apparently even trace) in pencil around the outside, and I can't wait to start on them!

I really want to know what you guys think about this. I was worried about posting in progress shots, but I'm super excited about it! Let me know what you think, and stay tuned for more!

A backpack that really shields your stuff!

Check out this adorable little backpack over on Craftster!

And look--the back even zips up.

I think it's adorable! Personally I wouldn't have crocheted it--I would have made it out of something stiffer, like a felt or some sort of fabric with heavy interfacing--but I really like the concept. Also I think the crochet on the back of the shield is really pretty, and I am jealous that there is a zipper. I have always found zippers to be difficult, so I'm pretty easily impressed when someone is able to put such a nice, clean looking one in their project.

Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'm not courageous enough to actually wear something like this, but I find the idea of it totally adorable. Stay tuned for picture of my embroidery project, coming soon! (I'm sure everyone is holding their breath).

Heh.

Heh. Wookie Cookies.


Another entry for the fabulous Stitch Wars show! Every time I see something new that is going to be at the show I contemplate buying a plane ticket to Florida just so I can see all of this awesome stuff in person. These wookie cookies were made by the very talented lady over at the Yummy Pancake. These little guys are so ridiculous and totally adorable. Too cute! Stay tuned!

Cute Little Monster

Alrighty, for something a little different I thought I would share these little guys. They aren't related to any fandom or anything like that but I think they are super cute and really creative. Made by this very talented lady, it looks like these portal monsters are just the beginning of a series of portal monsters. I can't wait to see what the rest of them look like!



This little monster is my favorite. He is depicting wonder/curiosity. I just love the way she used the embroidery hoop as a portal! And I love the little ripples on the felt where he is popping up. Oh yeah, and I love how he is stabilizing himself with his other hand as he is pulling himself out. All in all, I think the whole thing is brilliant! He is too cute.
I like this one because it shows her crochet work. Most of the other stuff she does is plush (probably felt?) but her little crochet creatures are adorable too. I think this one is a cow/cat hybrid. I like the horns!
This one is called "Believe" and depicts the emotion of hope. I love the gesture! I'm pretty sure that the fingers (and arms?) are made out of pipe cleaners. I love the dangling green pieces.

And here is a new monster--yet to be named, I believe--and the wonder/curiosity monster from earlier. They are friends! Too cute. It looks like the new creature is ripping out of his portal, instead of pushing out like the other one.

Anyway, I thought these were adorable. I never thought of using an embroidery hoop like this, but I think that it is a great new way to look at them. I can't wait to see what new monsters this artist makes! If anyone is interested in anything she sells she does have an etsy store--I thought the birdies were especially cute, but not necessarily geeky. It's worth taking a look, though. Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy! Stay tuned!

Still Alive

Hello everyone! I'm not dead, I've just been very lazy. Bad me! I haven't updated in a long time I know, and I'm really sorry. I wish I could blame it on work or something, but it's not that. We're just really tired of making our little dudes. I know, I know, it's depressing. And there are still so many characters we want to make, it's just...they are very hard to make and each new character can take upwards of 10 hours of work. And everyone keeps asking for the same characters over and over, and it's just getting exhausting. Not a sustainable business model, I guess, though people seem to like the patterns. And lately there has been no new crafty goodness that really makes me excited, and so the blog has been neglected.

But don't worry! I won't let the blog waste away. I just have to try harder to find the cool new stuff that I know is out there, somewhere. I have been working on a new project of my own, an embroidery project, but it is going to take a long, long time to finish. My boyfriend estimates five years, but he is probably factoring in my admittedly short attention span. So far I am loving embroidery though! It's based on a picture I found on the internet from my favorite game, Okami. Once again I'm going to urge anyone who hasn't played it to GO GET IT. Seriously. It's for the PS2, which is super cheap now, and it will provide you with at least 50 hours of the most fun gameplay you've ever had. And it's beautiful! Which is why I wanted to do an embroidery project based on it. But I'll post pictures of it soon, in its half completed state.

But for now, enjoy some really cool Star Wars embroidery! Here's a great one for Father's day--you can get more info on it here.


And this one...I haven't posted this one before, but I've known about it for a while. It disturbs me, but I thought I would post it here and let you guys make a decision about it. I want to like it, I think the concept is really funny, but...I don't know, the sexy stormtrooper really freaks me out. The flickr page is here.
Yeah, I don't know what's up with the head in the crook of the arm either. Anyway, you guys should really stay tuned. I'm making it my mission to be better about posting, I promise! And I'll be posting pictures of my new project soon--stage 1 (of like, maybe 20 stages) is almost done! Stay tuned!!