Knit Your Own Superhero, or Stormtrooper, or Hobbit

Nerd Knitting on Tumblr has a series of patterns for dolls, across a variety of fandoms. But what caught my eye was one of the most recent posts. With Great Knitting Comes Great Responsibility. Spider-Man has always been one of my favorite superheroes. So I was even more pleased when I wandered over to the tumblr … Continue reading Knit Your Own Superhero, or Stormtrooper, or Hobbit

Win a Free Custom Pendant from The Geekerye!

The Geekerye is a lovely little shop on Etsy that specializes in jewelry representing a variety of fandoms.  The shop owner, Rose Brown, customizes these pendants with just about anything you could want.  How about your name in Gallifreyan? She can do that.  How about something from Supernatural or Sherlock or The Hobbit?  She can … Continue reading Win a Free Custom Pendant from The Geekerye!

Pattern: There and Back Again Story Scarf

Frivolite Handcrafts is at it again. This time with  a Hobbit themed double knit scarf. There and Back Again Story Scarf, knits out the tale of The Hobbit.  You read that right, Knits out the story of The Hobbit.  You should go to the project page, just so you can read the fun little  story … Continue reading Pattern: There and Back Again Story Scarf

How To: Chainmail From Soda Tabs

If you’re looking for an easy way to make a medieval/fantasy/knight costume, look no further! Continuing in the Hobbit costume theme, one of the most interesting crafts I’ve ever done came from a tutorial I saw on Pinterest where instructables.com user quixotiCfluX demonstrated how to use soda tabs to form chainmail. I then used it as part of … Continue reading How To: Chainmail From Soda Tabs

One Does not Simply Crochet Mordor….

… But one can crochet Smaug, the Golden, the Dragon of Erebor, or as Bilbo refers to him, Smaug the Tremendous.  I have to say “tremendous” is appropriate for this crocheted version by ChrysN found on Instructables for it is truly a tremendous crocheted version of the famous character from The Hobbit. Crocheted using yarn … Continue reading One Does not Simply Crochet Mordor….