Make Your Own Tiny Great White Shark

I’m a huge Sharknado fan, and with the fourth movie installment approaching, I thought I’d scrounge the internet for fun shark-themed DIYs to share. I found this adorable, cute Tiny Great White Shark amigirumi pattern on Ravelry. The pattern is designed by Kelly DeSandro, and you can download it for free! The instructions are very detailed and come with some great pictures too. Can you imagine a whole swirling sharknado of these little guys? Yes, please!

Doctor Who Knits

The 50th anniversary of Doctor Who is fast approaching and my answer is of course to craft all the Doctor Who things. Now not even I can knit The Scarf in a week, but there are quite a few smaller items that one can get their hands on. Hyde & Co. designs has one of best small 5th doctor knits I’ve ever seen. This free pattern is a great small knit for the next week.

Fifth doctor not your style? How about the Tardis Mitts by SpillyJane knits? The pattern includes fingerless mitts if a full mitten is not your speed.

Or how about Bowties are Cool fingerless gloves by yours truly if you want to go the quietly nerdy route?

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May 31

Welcome To Level 7 – Snailvenger Patterns

Many moons ago, on the ides of March, I posted about the Snailvengers and that there were more team members in the works and patterns in production. Crocheters gather your hooks! There are now patterns available in the etsy shop. And if that wasn’t good enough, look at Snail Coulson. Look at his CARDS. He has snail cap trading cards people. SNAIL CAP CARDS. And if somehow the snailvengers are not your speed. Maybe the scarlet speedster is more to your pace.

Don’t forget to check out the etsy shop or tumblr. You may notice a few snailifed heroes on a half shell as well.

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October 31

A Star Purse for Every Occasion

If only I had my sewing machine in my possession (I lent it to a friend) and a place to set it up, I might have given this a shot! See, deciding to work with my hair (it’s pink), I opted for a pink-hair-friendly Halloween costume and am currently sitting in my office dressed as Ramona Flowers. I went the easy route and bought a pre-made star purse, but how awesome would it have been if I’d bought this pattern and made my own bag with a star I could swap out in any color? That woulda been pretty sweet….

If I’m up to it in the future (or you want to give it a shot prior to next Halloween or any impending cons or costume parties), you can pick up the pattern from Haley’s Wonderful Distractions.

Oh, and happy Halloween!

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April 4

The Trend Begun by Jacob Marley

Now, I’m not going to claim that this is the world’s warmest scarf—and I know from personal experience, thanks to my lovely knitter friend Katie, who made me one—but the Marley’s Ghost scarf is definitely a statement piece. I get compliments every time I wear mine; sometimes I just wear it like a giant, slightly fuzzy necklace so that I don’t have to remove it indoors. It’s that cool.

Marley’s Ghost scarf

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March 19

Bam-pow! Fingerless gloves

>For most of us in the United States, winter and its cozy accessories are becoming a distant memory. Before we get too far away from the cooler months, I want to give a little shout-out to these super-cute fingerless gloves. Annie Watts has the pattern for sale on Ravelry, so if you are a semi-hopeless knitter, you can get started on holiday gifts now ;-)

Fighting-words fingerless gloves

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