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Etsy Finds: Prim and Plush amigurumi molecules

Michelle — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:00:29 +0000

This is an Etsy Finds with a twist as it is dedicated in its entirety to a single Etsy store. Prim and Plush have brought together science and craft in perfect harmony with their rather wonderful amigurumi molecules.

Let me introduce you to Mr Ethanol, or CH3CH3OH as he is known to his scientifically minded buddies, costs $25.

Or maybe you would prefer Mrs Methane, aka CH4, or her close friend Mr Carbon Dioxide who both cost a mere $15 each.

And if all this talk of science has left you thirsty then grab yourself a small cup of water for $18. Never has science looked so cute!

Which molecule would you like to see immortalised in crochet?

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Free mini Mario Mushroom & Invincibility Star amigurumi patterns

Michelle — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:00:54 +0000

Earlier this week I gave you a roundup of some of the best Christmas decorations for geeks. However, as wonderful as they all are, it can’t be denied that us crafty types can never resist the opportunity to do it ourselves! So I give you, not one, but two free patterns to get you crafting up a storm this festive season with these mini Mario mushrooms and invincibility stars from Amy’s Odyssey.

Who could possibly resist the sight of these cute little crochet fellas peeking out through the branches of their Christmas tree this festive season? If you make plenty you could even string them together for some totally dork-tastic Christmas bunting!

But please do remember, mushrooms are for life not just for Christmas, so be sure to find them a new spot to live once the tree comes down!

What are you waiting for — go get hooking right away!

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Free Despicable Me minion amigurumi crochet pattern

Emma Cossey — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:55:44 +0000

This autumn brings another 3D animated extravaganza with Despicable Me, a movie about a supervillian (Gru, voiced by Steve Carell) who hopes to pull off a heist involving the moon. The only thing that stands in his way? Three little orphan girls who wish to adopt him as their new dad.

Gru has an entire army of minions, who resemble this cute little fella on the right. Looks like a baby version of Beaker from The Muppets to me.

Despite the fact that the film has only just been released in the US and won’t be released here until October, WolfDreamer has already been able to create an amigurumi of the quirky character, and provide a free pattern for those of you who want to recreate him.

Want to see the character in action? Here’s a short trailer from the upcoming animation.

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Free Domo-kun amigurumi pattern

Emma Cossey — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:10:10 +0000

Domo-kun is a popular character in Japan where he acts as the mascot for their NHK TV station and the star of his own TV show in the US. According to the stories, he hatched from an egg and suffers from a locked open mouth, hence the crazy look.

He’s become a bit of a cult-figure now and the crafting community has really got behind him.

The rather brilliantly named Nerdigurumi has created an amigurumi pattern to create this angry-looking fella, which they’ve kindly offered for free.

You can find more amigurumi patterns here, including Lemmings, Mario and Astro Boy.

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Free Lemmings Amigurumi crochet pattern

Emma Cossey — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:41:34 +0000

You know you’re a child of the 80s if you….spent hours addicted to the platform game Lemmings.

For those of you who didn’t whittle away large chunks of your day playing this PC game, the concept was to persuade a line of green-haired little people to make their way to the target whilst avoiding fires, blades and gaping holes. For those of you having a nostalgic moment, you can play the game online here.

Crochet fans can now recreate the game at home with this free Amigurumi pattern from PlanetJune. She’s even uploaded the patterns for each of the different tools for the little fellas.

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Dork Craft: Mario Amigurumi

Emma Cossey — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:00:54 +0000

Mama Mia! One of the most famous gaming characters on the planet has been recreated in crochet form.

This Mario Amigurumi has been created by WolfDreamer off the Hook as part of a set of SuperMario characters including Goomba, Luigi and the Mushrooms.

This is a free pattern, so you can get cracking on creating the whole cast of Super Mario, which would go nicely with the Mario wall decals we covered recently.

Wolfdreamer has some great dork-inspired free patterns, including several Sonic and Pokemon characters, so it’s worth a bookmark.

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Astro Boy gets the amigurumi crochet treatment

Emma Cossey — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:00:33 +0000

The latest animated series to get a big screen makeover is Astro Boy, a sort of modern take on the Pinocchio story. The film follows Astro Boy, a robot created to replace the son of a scientist who died in a tragic accident, rejected for his lack of emotions.

The original Japanese Manga TV series of Astro Boy was shown back in 1963, and various versions have been seen across the globe since.

The craft community are clearly fans of the robot boy too, and Etsy seller CraftyisCool has created a pattern to make the Astro Boy Amigurumi ($5) on the right.

You can find more information on the animated movie here.

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Where the Wild Things Are amigurumi crochet patterns

Katie — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:01:13 +0000

It’s times like this that you have to get down on your knees and thank the internet for being so marvellous.

After all, how else would any of us get to see this amigurumi pattern for Max and one of the monsters (Carol aka Moishe) from Where the Wild Things Are?

The patterns cost just $5 each (though you cannot sell the finished products). They’re available from Etsy courtesy of the very clever Allison at Crafty is Cool.

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