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I'd wear one on the slopes!
Me and The Big Green C
(Thanks, Typsie!)
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"I'd wear one on the slopes! "
You'd definitely have no problem getting a spot on the ski-lift all to yourself.
I would wear it everywhere, Please oh please make more. Or perhaps post instructions... oh Please.
WANT!!!
I always pictured Cthulhu as a darker, muddier shade of green. The pattern, though, kicks ass.
I see an excellent opportunity for a sideline in Dr. Zoidberg masks.
Let us know if she actually does it. These things would sell like elder hotcakes.
DO WANT!!!
badass.
Lovely! It's really the brow ridge that makes it, I think.
Fantastic!
Mmmmmmmm... elder hotcakes and coffee...
Never before have I been so sincere in saying this...
Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fthagn!
Amazing. Truly amazing.
Pure awesome. Pretty give us an update if those things can actually be bought - I want 2 :)
To fucking cool!!!!
Awsome, just plain awsome. Might even take up knitting if I could get a hold of the pattern.
Good job!
Please please please release a pattern for that. That is brilliant.
That's awesome!!
If you are willing, please post the pattern somewhere so the Old Ones may roam free throughout the land.
I'd buy one! Very nice.
Very nicely done. Definitely either release pattern or release product or both.
Scary thought: This could be the start of a series.... "Let's see; today I feel like a rodent..."
We invite the designer to post this crochet pattern for sale on www.patternfish.com. We'd love to sell this! Please send any questions to patternsATpatternfish.com.
Can you imagine robbing a convenience store wearing one of these? I'm just sayin'...
Please convince her to open an etsy store to sell this mask! I'm a huge Cthulhu fan and this would be AWESOME to have!!!
I would totally buy one of these, even though it's getting to be summer now.
I bet Cthulhu would wear one to lurk around GenCon!
Is this knit or crochet?
I would pay money for the pattern if it is crochet.
This totally rocks. I'd love to have one.
im sticking with my R2D2 knit hat.
http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/arsgizwwdc08party/1001975834?viewSize=thumb800x800
There is a pattern for this is on ravelry.com. The person who created it has a blog post as well:
http://thingsandideas.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/squamous-and-eldritch/
If the woman in this article used that pattern to make this, it really isn't right for her to sell them on etsy since it wasn't hers, even if she tweaked it a bit.
she should sell the pattern on etsy and ravelry. unless she's a fast crocheter, it doesn't look like she could realistically charge for the work. (people expect to buy handknit/crocheted stuff cheap on etsy!)
Interesting that it seems like it's the eyebrow ridge that makes it so cool..
how about a Zoidberg?
There is a pattern for this is on ravelry.com. The person who created it has a blog post as well:
http://thingsandideas.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/squamous-and-eldritch/
If the woman in this article used that pattern to make this, it really isn't right for her to sell them on etsy since it wasn't hers, even if she tweaked it a bit.
It is similar but these are two completely different patterns. Look at the images side by side. The pattern on thingsandideas.com isn't the same as what's on Boing.
In all seriousness i NEED one of those! I will pay a hefty price as well. Your wife is a freakin genius! Please please please sell some!
Looks like a green Dr. Zoidberg.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4a/Dr_John_Zoidberg.png
OMG my wife would kill for one of these lol.
She's become a big Cthulhu fangirl recently. The design in the picture looks way better than the link posted in the comments above.
I would pay good money for one of these!
i want elderhotcakes and coffee too!! how about eldersausages??
If the woman in this article used that pattern to make this, it really isn't right for her to sell them on etsy since it wasn't hers, even if she tweaked it a bit.
Oh, please, do a little basic looking before you start squealing copyright infringement. The item on this page is crocheted, the one on Things and Ideas is knitted.
Looks more like Zoidberg...Ask her to make one in red.
"I'd buy that for a dollar!"
or whatever. Love it!
OMG, I want on sooo badly!
hahaha wow it's fantastic!!!
Hey, if you google 'Cthulhu ski mask' your post comes up #1!
(which is better than #2)
I will buy 5.
i would gladly pay for the pattern on etsy, release both!
ry'leah compels you!
i can haz 1
Me wants so bad!!
DO WANT!!!!
thats fucking cool.
I would buy one in a heartbeat. haha. awesome.