These excellent baby rattles have been crocheted with love by Mama24boyz (or "Melanie Blake" if you prefer a real name), a prolific pattern creator. She's made all kinds of geek fare, including crochet Spongebob and Power Puff Girl patterns. The Mario and Luigi crochet baby rattle pattern gets … [Read more...]
Free crochet pattern: Nyan Cat Bookmark (hair band?)
When craft and web geekery collide, only good things can happen (just going to ignore What Not to Crochet for the sake of this article). Fresh from winning the Webby Awards' Meme of the Year Award, we present the Nyan Cat Crochet Bookmark pattern. The Nyan Cat meme is – like all good memes – … [Read more...]
Yoo Hoo! Minnie Mouse Diaper Cover crochet pattern
This is the cutest, most adorable baby attire ever! The Minnie Mouse ensemble seems to be doing the rounds on Twitter and Facebook – and, after a long search for a crochet pattern, I finally found one on Etsy. It's from the shop AffordableWonders. It's not free, but it's well worth the £2.59 … [Read more...]
Free Link from Zelda crochet and knit pattern
This is a very simple crochet (or knit!) retro, pixellated Link (and the Triforce!) pattern from Nintendo's Zelda game. It was made with love by your editor and is now available for you to download and hack to your heart's content. This is the first attempt, so I hope to see many improvements on … [Read more...]
Free! Jolly Roger Skull and Crossbone crochet and knitting pattern
Your loving editor aims to please, which is why she (or "I" if you prefer the first person) made this pirate ship pattern for free. It's a very simple crochet (or knit!) skull and crossbones pirate flag pattern! You can download the pattern here, or keep reading for the full info. Download … [Read more...]
Free Futurama crochet baby bootie pattern
Free craft pattern alert! In the world of adult cartoons Futurama tends to get sidelined for the classic tales from The Simpsons, or the cult status of Family Guy and American Dad. Particularly in the UK. It's an offbeat humour that doesn't rely on cultural references like Family Guy, but goes … [Read more...]
Free mini Mario Mushroom & Invincibility Star amigurumi patterns
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 … [Read more...]
Star Trek Potholders and Buffy Love: the best of the craft blogs
I am starting to imagine a very Harry Hill-style jingle for this weekly roundup of the best projects and news from the craft blogosphere. Let's all sing it together, it's time for 'craft blog highlights of the week'. … [Read more...]
Free Despicable Me minion amigurumi crochet pattern
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 … [Read more...]
Free Domo-kun amigurumi pattern
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 … [Read more...]
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