This Lord of the Rings inspired scarf was created by Ravelry user Tina Yeung (aka Tiny Tuna). The Elvish writing that circles around each end of the scarf translates to “One Ring to Rule them All, One Ring to find them, One Ring to Bring them All and in the Darkness bind them” from Tolkien’s famous novels. What better way to stay warm and profess your nerd hood?
I hate the smell of pumpkin so I was thrilled to see such a long thread on Craftster (and a couple other places) of jack o’ lanterns that I don’t have to look at in person. Here are the geekiest:
1. Muppets Dr. Bunsen and Beaker by knottie on Craftster
2. Carl Sagan by Kirk Mona on Twins City Naturalist
3. CSI Crime Scene by ConcreteJungler on Craftster
4. Dr. Who Dalek by sloth003 on Craftster
5. Lord of the Rings Gollum by bethiej78 on Craftster
6. The Simpsons Itchy & Scratchy by knottie on Craftster
7. Knit 1 Purl 2 by domUNIQUE on Craftster
8. Star Trek Spock by patty_o_furniture on Craftster
9. Twilight Team Jacob by patty_o_furniture on Craftster
10. Wall-E and Eve by knottie on Craftster
11. Where the Wild Things Are by miss catbread on Craftster
12. Flesh Eating Zombie by teriyakimoto on Craftster
13. Star Wars R2D2 by Derringdos on Flickr
Seems like the people in my house aren’t the only people enjoyingthe Lord of the Rings marathon airing on TNT this weekend. I mentioned it on Twitter and got several “@replies” that they were all doing the same. So in the spirit of the twelve straight hours of Lord of the Rings, I thought it might be fun to share a little how-to Make Your Own Gandalf Hat. Sally Pointer, hostess of the Pointy Hat Gallery, has featured this great Gandalf hat, complete with a little how to linked here. A list of supplies includes heavy weight felt, a sewing machine and patience (perhaps you could do this project while watching twelve straight hours of Frodo’s adventures?).
Here’s the first in a series of interviews… Sammi Resendes, with the help of her boyfriend, is Geek Central Station. They make the most amazingly detailed amigurumi characters, all crocheted with felt clothes and polymer clay accessories. She also maintains a great blog of geek crafts she’s found around the Internet.
1. What is your first geeky memory?
I would have to say that watching Star Wars is probably the first really geeky thing I remember. I remember my parents watching it on TV, and how grossed out I would always be at the scene on Hoth when Han cuts open the tauntaun belly–I was probably about 12 at that time. I also remember being all excited to see the 1997 re-releases in the theaters.
2. Were you a geek first or a crafter first?
Seriously, I would have to say a geek first. I mean, I learned how to sew when I was really young and I have always sort of been inclined to be crafty (through my mom, who encouraged that kind of thing), but I didn’t put my crafty powers to good use until recently. Star Wars, on the other hand, well I can’t remember a time when it didn’t influence me.
3. Do you have a favorite geek genre? (TV, movies, comics, etc.)
Well, I like certain movies (obviously) but I probably follow TV series more closely now. I love watching stuff like the X-files, Firefly, Bones, House, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and other stuff like that. I think I like the depth of characters you can get on a show like that, as opposed to just a movie. It’s interesting to see things play out over a course of years, instead of just a couple of hours.
4. What is your favorite geek craft you’ve made?
It’s so hard to pick a favorite! I would say it would be one of my amigurumi dudes, obviously, but I don’t know which one! I do like Gandalf, but I also like Princess Leia with her little hair-buns. Indiana Jones is really cute too, and I love Superman’s little jerry curl. I can’t pick! It’s hard when you’re so invested in all of your creations to pick one, it’s like asking to pick a favorite child.
5. Tell us about what you make.
My boyfriend and I make little amigurumi (just a fancy word for crochet) people that are decked out to look like our favorite geeky characters from Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Futurama, Superman, Firefly, etc… with endless possibilities. We use felt and Sculpey to make their clothes and accessories. We like to make the little guys as detailed as possible, and we spend enormous amounts of time studying pictures of clothes and accessories to make sure that we don’t miss anything.
6. Why do you make geek crafts? (For yourself, gifts, to sell, etc.)
Well, we started out making these for ourselves, and it sort of just evolved into making them to sell. Whatever we sell we always make a set for us, though, and it’s a lot of fun for us to work on these together, so I guess we probably do it more for ourselves than for any other reason.
Our first Weekend 10 installment is all about everyone’s favorite Star Wars droid, R2-D2.
Flickr user sugarlipscakes made this R2-D2 cake for Dave’s 30th birthday. Dave’s a lucky man.
The Contaminated posted this incredible R2-D2 case modification. Unfortunately, there’s no instructions or further information. Not that any of us mere mortals could duplicate this amazing feat of engineering anyway.
So everyone has seen the new trailer for the Desolation of Smaug right? Of course you have. Now back to the scarf. This is an epic double knit scarf of the iconic image from Fellowship of the Ring
Look at this scarf. Now look at this poster. That is some good work right there. Tumblr user, The day was new, does great double knitting work. And she designed this on the fly using the image. The Tree of Gondor chart is available for free on Raverly. I only have so many crafty hours in the day. I just need a few extra.
