As soon as I saw this amazing Hobbes pattern I wanted to dig out a crochet hook and teach myself just so I could make it. He looks so cute and cuddly!
Designed by Ravelry user Sukigirl74, this pattern is available for free on her blog, Sukigirl. Sukigirl74 designed this plushie for her son, and I can’t wait to make him for my little sisters, and perhaps one for myself!
There is no more iconic image from the game of Minecraft than the Creeper. The Creeper is a nasty creature that explodes when it gets near to you, but not before you panic from hearing the distinctive hiss that heralds your destruction. When I happened upon this Creeper Sewing Pattern by arixystix on Etsy I got shivers. It is as perfect a replica as you could get in real life, and I have been looking over my shoulder ever since. If you have some skills with a sewing machine, this little monster could be yours.
Great Scott! Check out this DeLorean time machine plushie, built by the talented Lynne Dhenson.
What a great homage to the classic Back to the Future films. I love how Lynne took something so hard-angled and mechanical and made it into a soft, squeezable felt sculpture.
Seriously, do yourself a favor and click through to her LJ post to see the amazing amount of detail that went into this piece. She says that the engine alone took 16 separate pieces!
Though the DeLorean and its pattern do not seem to be for sale, Lynne does have a few other cool patterns available on her Etsy shop, including one for the Metallicar from Supernatural.
It’s the 21st century, and I have to say, I’m pretty darn disappointed. I thought by now we’d have flying cars, and that every home would have their own personal robot servant. Until the times catch up with my unrealistic expectations, I’ll just have to go DIY.
Luckily, I won’t have to design my ‘bot from scratch, thanks to this adorable Retro Robot plushie pattern from Gulf Coast Cottage. He’s got everything I want in a robot: flexible arms, eco-friendly wind-up powers, and a fully huggable chassis.
For those of you who already have plush robot minions, you should check out the Gulf Coast Cottage Etsy shop, anyway. It’s full of the most adorable felt food and play set patterns (including a super-neat under the sea set) you’ve ever seen!
If the San Diego Comic-Con is the arena rock star of the convention world, then San Francisco’s WonderCon is the concert-hall favorite. It’s not nearly as big, but much more manageable, and (in my humble opinion) just as much fun.
I attended two days of this year’s Con, where I met numerous writers, artists, and geek icons. My favorite folks to talk to, though, were the hard-working crafters tabling throughout the Con.
Some had made items to promote books and webcomics, others were devoted to selling thier handmade crafts. No matter the reason, though, they were always happy to stop and share a little about their creations.
These are some of the neatest plushies I’ve come across on Etsy. Made by NausicaaDistribution each plushie is a different mathematical distribution. She sews and embroiders each one, using a computer program to make the pattern for each distribution.