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Sci Fi in Yarn

This post has been in the making for months.  There's been combinations of Science Fiction characters made in yarn by Trekkers and  those who love Star Wars, (apparently they don't have a name like those who love Star Trek) popping up on the web for some time.  


So let's start with Star Wars.  Here's a local something from just south of Vancouver, in lovely Bellingham, Washington:


Bellingham, Washington's Yarn2D2
Sarah Rudder, the creator of this yarn bomb, or Yarn2D2 as she refers to it, says she couldn't quite figure out why such ugly bollards were placed at crosswalks on Railroad Avenue.  She set out to make one pretty, but only for a short time.  Apparently knitted R2d2 was up for only a few hours in June 2012 and now resides in Sarah's home waiting to have it's/his arms completed and attached.  Want to see more photos with people's reactions, go to google +photos.  It seems this adventure created quite a stir not only in Bellingham but also in the knitting world as well.


Then there are the crocheted, amigurami Star Wars characters set.

Star Wars in Yarn

The top photo is created by Sammie Resendes and you can find her patterns for free at Geekcentralstation.

The second photo is the work of Lucy Ravenscar is a crochet designer from Horsham, UK.  On her Etsy shop you can find  patterns for a total of 13 characters. Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Han Solo, Princess Leia; they are all a part of this collection, although they're a bit expensive.

Moving on to Star Trek, there's a tribble shown below (check out the hyperlink if you aren't sure what a tribble is, but know Klingons aren't fond of them).

Star Trek's Tribble
The tribble is basically a sphere knit with Bernat Boa Furs.  Actually the designer had hoped to make a scrubbie, but she found calling it a tribble was more appropriate.  I've run into this problem myself, you make something and then realize renaming it might be better than admitting the project didn't really turn out the way I wanted it to.  
And of course a discussion about Star Trek couldn't end without this option:

Your knit Vulcan hat
Becca Stundel from Brooklyn, NY sells this toque/hat on her Etsy shop site.   And thus ends my brief tour of sci fi adventures in yarn. 






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  1. John Grant18 July 2012 at 23:57

    I would love, love, love, love an R2D2!! (John Grant)

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  2. JFlag19 July 2012 at 09:47

    I do too. It is unfortunate Sarah left it up for such a short time. I would have driven to Bellingham just to photograph it for myself if it were still installed.

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  3. JFlag19 July 2012 at 16:36

    Oops, sorry John I misread your post. You don't just love, love, love Sarah's R2D2, you'd love to own one. Find her free pattern here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/30300432/knitting%20pattern.pdf

    I can teach you to knit if you need help!

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