I’m not exactly sure what a zombiebot is, but it sure is cute. Check out this free crochet pattern available on CraftFoxes.com, sourced from a super cute book (Crobots: 20 Amigurumi Robots to Make, by Nelly Pailloux). I like this kind of pattern. It offers up instructions for you to make the zombiebot as is, … Continue reading Make Your Own Zombiebot Amigurumi!
In honor of the recent Doctor Who premiere, AND I Love Yarn Day (coming up on 10/17), I bring you a Doctor Who knitting project: a TARDIS tissue box cover by Charla Henney. I love the clever design that allows you to pluck tissues from the little light beacon at the top. How are you liking … Continue reading The Doctor says bless you!
One of favorite crafts is crochet – when watching my geeky favorites, my hands are rarely idle. I can also knit, but I’m much faster at crochet. I have taught myself Tunisian crochet, which looks a lot like knitting, but have so far only made a pet mat. So I was intrigued when I saw … Continue reading Pay the yarn price for these Game of Thrones pillows
I’ve featured some geektastic afghans here on GeekCrafts, such as Lattes & Llamas Geek-a-Longs (2014 and 2015), as well as a Settlers of Catan blanket. On Ravelry recently I stumbled across this beauty by Alicia1018, which she aptly calls her GamerGhan. Twenty-five crochet squares pay homage to a variety of video games, including Tetris, Minecraft, … Continue reading Level up with a GamerGhan!
Linda Jo Park, of BeadKnitter Patterns, has created some out-of-this-world socks in honor of Captain Picard from Star Trek. You can find her pattern here. She also suggests that the pattern could be easily adapted to reference other characters: There’s no reason why a person couldn’t do them in Captain Kirk gold, Spock blue (you … Continue reading Boldly Going Where No Socks Have Gone Before
Is it just me, or has it been waaaaay too long since there’s been a new BBC Sherlock episode? January 2014 was FOREVER ago! Word is there will be a one-off Christmas special (set in 1895! Interesting!) this year, with the fourth season/series of three new episodes in filming in spring 2016. Until then, there are seasons/series … Continue reading It’s Elementary, Shersocks