June
28
June
14
So Be It. You Shall Be the Fellowship of the Scarf
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.
June
8
Make your own Dwarf Beard!
Lux Mirabilis on Instructables shows us how to make this amazing dwarf beard! How many cosplays can you think of that this would be absolutely perfect for? From Lord of the Rings to How to Train your Dragon, you’ll be sure to find something to wear it for! It’s quick, cheap and easy to make, so give it a go!
- How to grow your own dwarf beard on Instructables
- More Lord of the Rings crafts on Geek Crafts
March
16
The One Ring Scarf
“One Ring to rule them all
One Ring to find them
One Ring to bring them all
And in the darkness, bind them.”
– J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings.
Look at this amazing Lord of the Rings The One Ring Scarf! This one was made by Iamrobot on Ravelry (there are loads more made from the same pattern, but this is my favourite one), and the pattern is by Diana Stafford and free to download from Ravelry! I can’t knit, but after finding this, I wish I could! It is simply amazing! I wonder if I could use the same pattern chart in crochet?
- The One Ring Scarf on Ravelry
- More Lord of the Rings crafts on GeekCrafts
May
13
One Doll Painter to Rule Them All
Allow me to introduce you to Noel Cruz, re-painter of dolls. He takes dolls that are mass-produced to look like celebrities/characters and refashions them to look more realistic and lifelike.
While he has (re)created literally hundreds of dolls, from Bette Davis to Robert Pattinson, of particular interest to us geeks is his work on J.R.R. Tolkien‘s characters from Lord of the Rings. Behold Aragorn and Arwen, as recreated by his very precise brushstrokes.
The Before and After shots are very impressive – the Before’s look so flat, and the After’s look like they belong in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum.
Which beloved characters would you pay big money to have recreated in doll-form like this?
Links of Interest:
- Noel Cruz’s homepage
- Aragorn doll on DeviantArt
- Arwen doll on DeviantArt
- More Lord of the Rings crafts on GeekCrafts
- More Tolkien crafts on GeekCrafts
May
12
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 of the 3 and 4 weight categories, you could adjust the size using different weight yarn and needles. Crocheted Smaug is indeed a faithful rendition of the depiction found in Tolkein’s watercolor entitled Conversations with Smaug.