Craft Enabled, Domestically Disabled

Ten Year Challenge

Ten years ago: I was making this kind of stuff. 

I am still terrible at the bathroom selfie and lighting, so that hasn't changed even though the bathroom has.

This isn't too bad though:

I still seriously look the same except for the hair. 

Star Wars Crochet

So I got the Star Wars Crochet book/kit for Christmas. Since I didn't have a lot to do during the holiday season, I got to work.

Yoda--all of that came with the kit, so it came out well. The robe does curl up, though.

Stormtrooper--all of this also came with the kit.

C-3PO. I could not find any specifically gold yarn for this, so I don't think he looks particularly like he is supposed to. Also was supposed to have amber eyes, but they didn't have any at the stores I checked.

Princess Leia. I really wish I hadn't followed the instructions to put the eyes six stitches apart--shoulda eyeballed it. I realized a lot later that the creator was using slightly bigger eyes than the ones I bought.

Wicket the Ewok. You can't tell in this picture, but the reddish yarn I had for this turned out to be more bulky than the supposed worsted weight, and therefore that Ewok is...a lot bigger than he should be. I also had to do a lot of adjustments to his headthing in order to get it to fit his head. 

The Ewok and Wookiee have instructions to get a pet brush and literally brush the yarn. I gotta say, it worked. Is fuzzy. Dunno if I'd ever use this on some other project though. 

Luke Skywalker. Same thing goes for the eyes as Princess Leia. Sigh.

I can categorically say that R2D2 came out A-ok!

Han, alas, I think came out the sketchiest. Also has the same eye problem as his friends. Sigh.

Chewbacca came out pretty well. His bag is a little tight on him because of that reddish too-thick yarn again. 

Both Darth Vader and Luke have lightsabers that tend to bend and wilt and look like...well, you know. Oh well. Otherwise fine.

Boba Fett came out well. That reddish yarn didn't really cause issues here.

The only one I have left to do is Jabba, who I am having some issues with in the pattern (I think the head is kind of...off) and I am going to have to go out and get specially bigger eyes for it first.

So far here's the group photo.

Now you can see that Ewok sizing issue...

Next up: Disney Princess Kit!

We have finally got him the perfect gift! Here it is! A brush!

He already has a comb, you know. 

I am working my way through the Star Wars Crochet book. Today I'm finishing up the Wookiee. The instructions for both the Wookiee and the Ewok say to get a wire pet brush and you brush the yarn after you've done the crocheting. As I was brushing out the Wookiee and looking at how much fur is in the the wire pet brush, I couldn't help but think of this song....

When I was a kid, I never heard the rest of the Christmas in the Stars album (didn't actually even find the whole thing until a few years ago), but the all-Christmas station in the Bay Area would periodically play Merry, Merry Christmas, which I guess is the followup to the dilemma of what do you get him when he has a comb already. Here it is! A brush!

Perfect!

Merry Christmas to you!