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This crocheted bicycle cozy was recently spotted in New York City’s Lower East Side.
via Make | Photo: Apothekemedia | Previously: Crocheted Car Cozy
Aren’t these adorable! Etsy seller CraftyisCool is selling the patterns so that you can crochet Pee-Wee Herman and his friend Chairy. Contact her if you would like to buy the dolls themselves. Link -via Sofa Pizza
Neatoramanaut SenorMysterioso liked the creature the Alot a lot! He even made one of his own, for a competition among a knitting group called Knit Knack. See the winner and the other runner-up in this post. You can see more of this alot at SenorMysterioso’s Flickr stream. Link
March is not only National Craft Month, but also National Crochet Month, so it’s only fitting that we feature ten of the weirdest and coolest crochet and knitting projects ever made. As this is, of course, all a matter opinion, feel free to share your favorites in the comments!
Coral reefs are some of the most beautiful underwater structures around. Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t get to see these beauties in their natural habitats. Enter the world of crochet coral, a collective project by The Institute for Figuring. Crafters from around the world have added their interpretations of crochet reefs and the entire exhibit has travelled through museums across the U.S.
Image via Margaret Wertheim [Flickr]
It’s one thing to say your baby boy is a prince, it’s an entirely different matter to say he is the prince of the universe. Fortunately, with the adorable hat pattern from Itchy Stitchy, you can dress him like the prince of the cosmos from Katamari Damacy without looking like an egotistical jerk.
Image from the creator’s Flickr stream.
If you’re going to make adorable art out of crochet critters, why not take it a step further and make a stop motion music video out of a pair of amagami playing the ukulele and singing? Apparently these two cuties make up a music group known as U900.
Etsy seller Moons Creations always has some interesting bunnies in her shop, including cathulus and Olympic skiers, but perhaps her greatest creation is the Pinhead bunny seen in this blog post. While this one is already sold out, if you PM her, maybe she’ll custom make you your own.
Crochet is normally such a sweet and happy medium but the designs created by artist Patricia Waller (some pics mildly NSFW) are anything but. Her goretastic crocheted plushie collection includes a bunny killed with a pitchfork, Miss Piggy falling into a meat grinder and a unicorn that has driven its horn through a teddy bear. While the pieces are quite impressive, it’s probably best to avoid letting your kids see them –unless you’re into the whole traumatizing-your-kid-for-life thing.
Perhaps you like your gory crochet pieces to send a message to your enemies though. This knitted horse head pattern from the Anti-Craft is a vegan-friendly way to remind your enemies about the offer they can’t refuse.
Speaking of vegan-friendly dead things,. Artist Shauna Richardson is quite possibly the authority on crochet animals in the wild and has quite the collection of taxidermied crocheted beasts. Anyone who loves taxidermy but hates to see the poor little dead animals is certain to enjoy her creepy-cool gallery.
If you objected to dissecting frogs back in school, then this knitted frog dissection by Etsy seller craftyhedgehog might just be the ethical alternative you were dreaming of. It is also a great gift idea for anyone who overly enjoyed the frog dissection in school. If frogs aren’t your thing, she also makes rat dissections as well.
No article about crocheting and knitting would be complete without mentioning Anthea Chrome, the amazing artist who created all of the tiny clothing used in Coraline. While she’s best known for her work in the movie, her tiny sweaters are famous in their own right and have been a favorite of collectors and have been featured in museums.
One yarn movement that’s been sweeping the country and has even made its way on to the homepage of Neatorama this week is the idea of Knitting graffiti. It has taken place in Massachusetts, Houston, Finland, Ohio, British Columbia, Sweden, and New York –be sure to click on this link for Deputy Dog to see pictures of all of these places. Some of the artists, like those from the International Fiber Collaborative, have obtained permission first, while others are acting rogue in the dead of night.
The funniest part to me is that of all the articles I’ve seen, only one person seems to dislike the work. Mark Lukas, who has a winter home in Cape May, told the Press of Atlantic City that he found the tree cozies in his neighborhood hurt the charm and authenticity of the Victorian homes in the area, “I don’t think it’s appropriate. It’s a public space and people should not be able to go in and do what they want to do.” Am I the only one who thinks this guy is a total spoilsport?
Artist Shauna Richardson produces trophy animals by crochet! She has been commissioned to produce three giant crocheted lions to be displayed at the 2012 Olympic games in London. Link to interview. Link to artist’s site. -via Everlasting Blort
Got a Twilight Mom? Etsy seller meekssandygirl crocheted the perfect necklace for her: a Vampire Bite silk cashmere necklace.
Link | More unusual Christmas gift ideas by our very own Jill Harness over at Inventor Spot
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Deviant Art member =Sugarcoatidli3z crocheted this awesome Pikachu convertible ski mask because the weather was turning cold and she liked Pikachu. Now she’s made the pattern available to anyone who wants it! Link -via Everlasting Blort
I love this crochet Jägermeister bottle made by crafter Yummy Pancake. You can find more crochet goodness at PlushYou! where Kristin Rask of Schmancy posted an interview with the crocheter (a pharmaceutical project manager by day and uber crafter by night, mind you): Link – via Rue the Day and Craftzine
Photo: MJ, via WooWork‘s Flickr photostream
We’ve blogged about Howie Woo of WooWork before on Neatorama, but the genius goofball of crochet is back with this awesome Sat-Track Surveillance Watch (complete with Remote Bug):
The name is Woo. Howie Woo. As a dashing international spy, I enjoy good martinis, good suits, and good gadgets. My newest spy gadget is codenamed The Sat-Track Surveillance Watch
Excellent! Link – via Craftzine
These are not only unique and cute, but they’d make a great gift for Halloween parties…of course, if you’re like me, it may take until Halloween to actually figure out how finish a few of them.
LiveJournal blogger Archmage got his wife to crochet him a Cthulhu ski mask for a recent sci-fi-themed costume party.
From the always spiffy Boing Boing:
My buddy Frank’s wife Dianna whipped up a Cthulhu ski mask for him to wear at a recent costume party, and we were all amazed at the sheer blinding awesomeness of it. It even has a mouth-hole so that you can be an Elder God and still kick back a brewski
Link – via boingboing
From the Upcoming 
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You can’t really appreciate the design of this scarf until you see how it looks when it’s rolled up. The picture is at the link, where there are also pattern directions so you can make your own.
From Craftster.org’s user everkutz, behold the Toilet Paper Scarf:
The roll is plastic needlepoint canvas and I did needlepoint on one side that would become the inside of the roll, and then used a brown yarn to crochet a “sheet” that covered the outside of the roll.
I think 18 “sheets” make up this scarf. It loosely wraps around her neck and then both ends hang at her waist.
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.
Say what you will, but I think this Wild Jewel Crochet Love Goddess Rainbow Sparkle Jumper by Etsy seller kyecrow is fantastic. Nay, fantastic is too tame a word. What is it that I’m looking for – oh yeah, supercalafragelisticexpialadocious !
At $610, it’s a steal: Link
From his sawed-off demon horns and ever-present cigar to his massive stone hand, this creature is Hellboy. But those big button eyes, oversized head, crocheted body and zippered torso, surely that’s Sackboy from LittleBigPlanet?!
Credit for this crocheted mashup goes to Caustic Muse, who designed it, based in part on an Etsy pattern. Say hello to HellSackBoy! He’s adorable and terrifying.
Photo by CausticMuse2
Link – via craftycrafty
From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Marilyn Terrell.
My crocheting skills are pretty minimal (as are my knitting skills, and pretty much all of my crafting skills), but I’m tempted to give Master Shake (he’s from Adult Swim’s Aqua Teen Hunger Force) a shot anyway. I think he would look smashing sitting on my desk at work. Great, now I’m going to have the ATHF song stuck in my head for the rest of the day.
This knitted Valkyrie is certain to guide you into battle and take your soul to Valhalla. She’s based on a Creepy Cute Crochet pattern, and the website provides all the modifications you need to make her.
This crochet coral reef is amazing. It’s actually an attempted replica of the Great Barrier Reef. The variety of textures and colors is as full as those in the reef itself. It took years to make, which can be easily recognized just by the look of it.
“Vast in scale, collective in construction, exquisitely detailed, the Crochet Reef is an unprecedented, hybridic, handicraft invocation of a natural wonder that has become, in itself, a new kind of wonder spawned from tens of thousands of hours of labor.”
Link Via Boing Boing
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own adorable character from Little Big Planet, here’s your chance to knit your own. If you’re really good, you can even customize them like you do in the game.
If you have small children hooked on the TV show Yo Gabba Gabba! you’ll recognize this crocheted beanie hat right away. I don’t know why Yo Gabba Gabba! is so popular with kids – the show is non-sensical, but with a very catchy tune.
It’s the Plex robot beanie hat, by Etsy seller UrbanPrincess: Link – via Yokiddo
Monster Crochet always has the neatest things. And now, just in time for the holidays, Lady Linoleum has created the pie-ret in three different flavors: pumpkin, pecan, and cranberry-orange. Looks like a pie, feels like a sneaker beret.
I see Jill Harness’ crocheted pie hats post and raise her this crocheted body suit by Chinese artist Ming Yi Sung. Believe it or not, the white bunny suit above isn’t actually the weirdest thing she has ever crocheted and knitted … Be prepared to be amazed: Link
It’s always this time of year when my crafty side kicks into high gear. I think it’s a combination of me thinking that I need to make a homemade Christmas gift for everyone I know and the fact that it’s cold outside so I have a lot more free time to putter around. At any rate, this means that I log a lot of hours looking for new projects, especially on Craftster.org. In doing so, I’ve noticed a lot of fake food. Some of it seems to have a purpose (pin cushions that look like little cakes) and some of it… well, it’s just fun.
What you’re probably asking yourself right now is, “Is that an crocheted shawl that looks like olive loaf?” and the answer is yes. Yes it is. Stay tuned for more of my favorite food that you can’t eat. To see more of Lady Linoleum’s insanely cool crochet, check out monstercrochet.blogspot.com.
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