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I've been idle for a while on here and on my Etsy but I kinda hit a creativity lull for a bit. A friend commissioned a hat but the knitting stitches required to make it weren't in my repetoire so I've been teaching myself. I managed to get a large part finished and got to casting it off the loom...and screwed it up royally. All well, I can't learn everything the first time.

Eventually my creativity came back and Cupcake Cthulhu reared his head and thus came these cards. ENJOY! I may offer them for sale if there is interest and I perfect them a bit more.







Other versions can be found here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v220/MageAkyla/Christmas%20Cards/

Well I've been pretty busy with real life things so the crafting got put on hold. Here's the ears I finished for my friend Dasota for her Dragon Con wolf costume.

Well I finally got the ambition to piece together a few more things I made so they're now up at my store. Enjoy! :) The eyes ARE black but the camera is getting old.

I officially opened my store on Saturday. There area five items up now and I'm working on finishing up two "eye stalk" monsters. I keep jumping between projects so those need to be assembled, got a new novelty hat in the works (winks at tipouf), a new plushie that I may or may not sell, and i've been working on a commission for my friend Dasota. The latter is wolf ears for a costume. Below you can see the first ear mostly finished.

Here's a sneak peek of some of the items I'm going to be listing as soon as the store opens. Yes I need a better camera.

The Cthulhu Hat



Cthulhu Cupcake



Cthulhu Cupcake Keychains (light purple, deep purple, and neon green)

Hey all, I'm still around. I've just started the professional job hunt. If you haven't checked out my Etsy recently, the officially opening June 20th (baring the state not getting tax form authorization to me or moving to another state). So in my spare time I'm working on stock for the store. I have one Cthulhu hat done, 3 cupcake cthulhu keychains, 2 cupcake cthulhu plushies, and 2 beholders just needing assembly. I'll post pics when i get a chance...at some point here.

Well apparently my Cthulhu Hat doubles as a costume. Earlier I posted the red and black Cthulhu Hat that was special ordered. Well it was ordered as a birthday present for her hubby but their little one has claimed it for himself. However as an adult hat, it encompasses his entire head. Without further ado, here's the cutie:

Well here's my newest commission. A GIR hat. If you don't know who GIR and call yourself a geek, be ashamed, be very ashamed (and Google it now!!!)







And the hubby looks sooooo excited. Luckily it's not for him.

Since the original was so time consuming to make I decided to make a cuter, smaller, easier version. So enjoy Chibi Servo.



And for a size comparison. If fits nicely in your palm.


I may be willing to sell these for about $15

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Starting with the Neck:
Magic Ring,
Row 1: sc 6 times in ring (6 sc)
Row 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)
Row 3: sc in the back loops only (BLO) around (12)
Row 4-8: sc in each sc around
Body
Row 9: sc in the front loops only (FLO) around (12)
Row 10: (sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc) around (18)
Row 11: (sc in the next 2 sc, 2 sc in the next sc) around (24)
Row 12: sc in the BLO around (24)
Row 13-20: sc in each sc around
Attach white
Row 14: working in the FLO (sc in the next 3 sc, 2 sc in the next sc) around (30)
Row 15: (sc in the next 4 sc, 2 sc in the next sc) around (36)
Row 16: (sc in the next 5 sc, 2 sc in the next sc) around (42)
Row 17: (sc in the next 6 sc, 2 sc in the next sc) around (48)
Row 18: (sc in the next 7 sc, 2 sc in the next sc) around (54)
Thread a pipe cleaner through the body where you want the arms Stuff neck and body here
Attach black
Row 19: sc in the BLO of each sc around (54)
Row 20: (sc in the next sc, decrease the next 2 sc) around (36)
Row 21: sc in each sc around
Row 22 to finish: repeat rows 20 & 21
Stuff before the hole gets too small.
Finishing: When the center is small enough, weave the yarn into the stitches and pull tight, tie off.

Top cap:
Magic Ring,
Row 1: sc 6 times in ring (6 sc)
Row 2: 2 sc in each sc around (12)
Row 3: (sc in the next sc, 2 sc in the next sc) around (18)
Row 3: sc in the BLO of each sc around (18)
Row 4: sc in each sc around (18)
Fasten off

Cut out and glue on felt where needed.
Wind the Pipe Cleaner into a spring form. Leaving tips to glue the hands to.
Attach head (I used a decoupage ball from Michaels)

This is essentially the same pattern I used for the big Servo, Just add the number of rows and increases to reach the size you want. You can attach pipe cleaners but you'll need one for each side or a much longer one or attach them to the crocheted shoulders..

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! My Tom Servo was mentioned on Geek Crafts. If you don't know this blog, check it out. It's sooo much fun to see what people come up with.

http://geekcrafts.com/

Well I've been working on this one here and there for a while and now it's finally done. Here's Tom Servo who I made for my brother's late xmas/early bday present. (We don't often get each other anything so this is actually a good present for both, heh). He's a huge MST3K fan so I know he'll love it.




Back view:



Side View:



Oh, and NO, I will NOT be selling these. Never again! He didn't look so challenging when he started but I couldn't get crochet to make the arms look right so i had to hunt down tubing for the arms and clay for the hands. Then I had to figure out how to attach them so unless someone wants to pay $100 for him, no way...of course then there's copyright issues.

Now to decide if i'm foolish enough to try Crow for next year..or so...

I accidentally picked up the wrong hook when i went to make the cupcake but it turned out to the be perfect size for a keychain.


Here's a comparison to the original. Sorry it's blurry but I had already sealed up the box when I realized.



I was making it to match this hat which was ordered. I think this one came out even better. I made a few adjustments on the tentacles starting them above the brim to keep them out of the wearers eyes. Plus I added a few here and there where I felt they would be needed to make it look more tentaclely.




As seen on me, you can see how they ride higher.



Oh, and obey the CTHULHU!!!

Now that LJ has stopped giving an error message, here's my newest creation: A Cthulhu hat!

On Mr. Balloonhead


And on me:



And sporting it backwards!




A little more boring but here's the edging I put on the hat.

I haven't posted anything new in a while cause I've been working on these new beholders that were ordered. My first official sales!













I have some other things as works in progress...some really just need to be pieced but I need to get some effort, heh. Yay semi promotion at work.

My friend is amazing. This is the card she's made for my Etsy store. Isn't it great!