Geek credentials

[cdave]

I was reminded of this last night. My latest stake in the ground in an ongoing competition to out-geek Jono from my last job.

I was sitting cross legged, while volunteering at the art show, at a science fiction convention, watching a youtube video on my mobile phone, which demonstrated a double crotchet stitch, as I'd got stuck while crotcheting a Lovecraftian monster, that I'd designed myself.

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[watervole.livejournal.com]

Dave, I know it's asking a lot, but could you please change your default icon?

It's a great icon, but cosmic_anchovy uses the same default icon, and every time I see one of your posts, I think it's one of hers!

[cdave]

Fair enough.

Must make another blond icon.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[darth-tigger.livejournal.com]

Cool.

[pinkhebe.livejournal.com]

Which translates into 'please provide a pattern for said monster' ~x~

[cdave]

Pattern so far

Make a loop of 4 stitches.
* 4sc, 2sc in next st * until the round is 28 stitches
(This gives you a conical top to the head)
28sc
28sc
28sc
28sc
28sc
28sc
(lets call this the face)
2 * 5sc, sc2tog *, 2 * 5dsc, sc2tog *
2 * 4sc, sc2tog *, 2 * 4dsc, sc2tog *
2 * 3sc, sc2tog *, 2 * 3dsc, sc2tog *
2 * 2sc, sc2tog *, 2 * 2dsc, sc2tog *
(This is the chin. The dscs causes the head to lean back)
4 * 2sc, 2sc in next st *
4 * 3sc, 2sc in next st *
4 * 4sc, 2sc in next st *
4 * 5sc, 2sc in next st *
4 * 6sc, 2sc in next st *
4 * 7sc, 2sc in next st *
4 * 8sc, 2sc in next st *
4 * 9sc, 2sc in next st *
4 * 10sc, 2sc in next st *
8 * 48 sc *
(Upper body, quite spherical)
24 * sc2tog *
12 * sc2tog *
Stuff, and slip a 2 pence piece at the bottom for stability
6 * sc2tog *
3 * sc2tog *
sc2tog
sc2tog
(flat bottom of body)

9 * pick up a stitch from the middle of the "chin" and make a chain between 4 and 7 stitches long. *
(Tentacles!)

Pick up a stitch at the top left of the "face", pass the wool through a stitch at the bottom center, then pass through a stitch on the top right. Pass through this V shape a couple of times. Then loop the yarn, round and round the legs of the V before tying it off.
(Angry eyebrows!)

That's as far as I've got. I still need to:

Sew on buttons under "eyebrows"

Make wings.

Decide it it needs diddy arms, then make those.


Someone elses pattern here.

[pinkhebe.livejournal.com]

Wow! Thank you!

Why do I find the idea of crocheting a Chthulu rather more beguiling than solving my MIIS problems, I wonder?

~x~

[cdave]

Not sure, but I'm clearly finding it more intriguing than work, and the madness is spreading. I just asked a mailing list full of PhDs to help me tidy up that cone bit. They've turned it into:

24 * 4sc, sc 2 in next sc *

or

11 x RND: * 4sc, sc 2 in next st * (carrying excess into next round)

p.s. What is an MIIS?

[pinkhebe.livejournal.com]

Microsoft Identity Integration Server. Fun fun fun.

not

[cdave]

Ah yes, the error number that seems to correspond to a US phone number that's been making prank calls.

[arborophile.livejournal.com]

:-)