Crochet Taxidermy

[19Sandy]

So, my library sent me a list of new books, and one was crochet taxidermy. I don't do crocheting but I was interested in what it was. Little or large crocheted animal heads on wooden plaques. Not my thing but better than killing off real animals for non-food reasons at least. I wouldn't want one hanging on my wall.

[Tradd]

Weird

[Miss Cellane]

Well, that was an interesting Google search.

Some of the work is quite accomplished, as in, I am amazed you can do that with crochet. http://archfly.com/interior-design/shauna-richardson-crochetdermy/

Some if it is in a very different vein:http://www.crochetconcupiscence.com/2012/12/examples-of-crochet-taxidermy/

[CathyA]

Weird. Yes, it's better than the real things, but why have an animal head on your wall at all?

[Zoe Girl]

How weird and fun. I do free form crochet, actually dragon puppets. These are like stuffed animals for the wall. I would make stuffed animals but maybe people feel more self conscious having stuffed animals around as adults than they do having fake animal heads on the wall.

I must say that using granny squares in any project is a risk, some afgans can work but a lot are pretty bad. I did not like the granny square deer.

BTW the first link has amazing work. I could see some of the detail and it was so well done. Mohair and a 3 mm hook means a lot of hours to create pieces that large. I have tried to write the patterns for my dragon puppets but it is hard when I don't follow a pattern often.

[greenclaire]

I envy anyone who can crochet. I have tried so many times but just give up as I can't even get the basics. I can knit, sew, paint, make models but crochet has well and truly beaten me!

[Zoe Girl]

I envy anyone who can crochet. I have tried so many times but just give up as I can't even get the basics. I can knit, sew, paint, make models but crochet has well and truly beaten me!

Funny I can't knit more than one basic pattern, I drop stitches and then get critical of any glitches. Now crochet took me several attempts but I like the free form and forgiving nature of it.

[JaneV2.0]

Those are gorgeous--especially the free-standing ones that don't explicitly portray a dead animal.

I have seen those little crocheted dissections http://teacupsandcouture.com/stuffed-animals-dissected/ , but nothing that accomplished.

I enjoyed what little crochet I did, it was much more fun than knitting to me. My knit stitches always seemed to twist. They're both useful skills that I didn't develop. >8)

[Zoe Girl]

[QUOTE=JaneV2.0;254447They're both useful skills that I didn't develop. >8)[/QUOTE]

I have always seen these skills as simply something that kept me out of the mental hospital! I am glad someone sees them as useful, my mom does like her potholders.

[iris lilies]

The bst potholders I ever had were crocheted ones.,they were great because they were so dense and as such they protected from hot surfaces. Yet, they were not bulky.

I get too many homemade hotpads that are thin yet bulky. Pretty useless.

haha,thats another thing I would hoard if I could, high quality pot holders. (See other thread about watch band.)

[Zoe Girl]

Hmm, wonder if I could crochet a watch band? If I get a surplus of my 'mental health' potholders I will send you a message. I just really like making them.

[JaneV2.0]

Hmm, wonder if I could crochet a watch band? If I get a surplus of my 'mental health' potholders I will send you a message. I just really like making them.

Hmmm. It appears crocheted watch bands are a thing--they have patterns! And look like something even I could pull off!
http://bagsofwool.blogspot.com/2014/02/my-easy-crochet-watch-strap.html

[Float On]

The chrome door handles on the interior of my 7 year old car are peeling creating sharp edges and I've had several cuts to my fingers! I need to find something to repair or cover those and yesterday when I was sitting on the porch enjoying coffee and watching the rain with my husband I mentioned this problem. I told him..."seriously it's getting bad (showing 3 fingers with thin cuts), I'm even considering crocheting door cozies. The only thing stopping me is what will this lead to? A review mirror cozy, gear shift cozy,a steering wheel cozy... and then suddenly 10 cats show up?" We had quite a laugh but still no idea how to fix the problem.

Anyone have any ideas to repair that doesn't involve yarn....and 10 cats?

[Miss Cellane]

Duct tape?

[nswef]

Maybe those velcro cord holders, the outside is soft, but it might wrap around the handles enough to keep them from cutting you.

[pony mom]

How about those rubber/silicon handles that slip over frying pan handles?

My sister sent me the book "Knit Your Own Dog" but the patterns are a bit more advanced than I've done before. But they're really cute.