This is very impressive, a miniature replica of a village knitted by people who live there. The BBC has photos here, the report says that it took 40 people 23 years to complete
The only thing that worries me is the amount of space it must take up, because it's hard to tell from the pictures and they don't give a precise square footage. Apparently this is going to be sold off in individual pieces to raise money for charity, but I bet not all of it will be sold or they just start making another one.
This is precisely why I make sure I know where my amigurumis are going before I start them, otherwise I'll get over attached to them and my entire house would end up waist deep in chubby little figures made from yarn. Although the cats would love that I'm sure.
Speaking of amigurumis, I am gearing up to make Rorschach from "The Watchmen" this weekend, I bought the right colours of cotton yarn when we were in Philladelphia but I've been putting it off because I have no idea how I am going to do the face, or the hat and those are the main distinguishing features. Anyway, I'll sketch it out tonight, and just start the thing tomorrow.
After that I'm going to make something for my cousin Hollie (She initially asked for the green monster, which I think means Cthulu, but I'm thinking we may need to discuss this a bit before I start), but then there will be a new contest. So it won't be for a few weeks, but I want to give you some advance notice because this is going to be a bit more complicated than the first one, and it's much more about you guys!
Here's the basic idea,
- You suggest characters that you would like to see crocheted amigurumis of.
- I will then pick a shortlist (Let's all assume that I get more than one entry for this! Hopefully!), and do an initial sketch how I think I would make them.
- I will post those basic designs, and you can vote on which character I make.
- The winner will be the person who originated the idea, and they will get the amigurumi, so make sure you suggest things that you actually want!
It can be a fictional character or real person (Like Niall's Zombie Queen Mother), or something you've totally made up, but can describe
clearly (Ella's guess of a vampire librarian bunny would be a great example, I know exactly how I would do that!). Anything you want to see crocheted, I will try and work out
how to make. So consider the idea, and be ready for phase one soon!
Don't submit any entries yet.
I'm just mentioning it now, so you can think about it for a bit.
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