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Getting handmade gifts for Christmas was a real drag as a child, but now that we're older we can appreciate the work that goes into creating a custom Sonic the Hedgehog Sackboy. Can you do-it-yourself? More »
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In response to my failed attempt at knitting during the Kotaku Holiday Podcast, reader Austinpoet offered a link to KNiiTTiiNG, a project that teaches players to knit using the Nintendo Wii. Call it Knitting Hero. More »
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Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet could be the source of the first major commercial cross-over between knitting and gaming as the UK's Simply Knitting magazine features a professionally created sackboy pattern. More »
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This guy has a really, really awesome wife. Not only did she knit him a cozy toboggan for the winter, she even accommodated his request to make it into a Mega Man helmet cap. It took two years of begging for her to finally relent. The post is from last year, and it's not for sale, but I'm sure this lucky dude (who looks like Gordon Freeman) is both enjoying his Mega Man 9 and looking forward to breaking this out once the chill hits. Mega Man Paul [Trinknitty's Blog, via Go Nintendo] BTW: Before any of you English majors attempt to correct me on the usage of toboggan: "3 - chiefly Southern & Midland: STOCKING CAP" More »
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Like what you see? Here's how to make your own Chain Chomp knit cap, as designed by knitter Allison MacAlister. Step 1, learn to knit. Step 2, go to the Knitting Ninja's web site and download the hat pattern. Step 3, ????. Step 4, you have a fantastic wearable homage to Super Mario Bros. 3—and or Super Mario 64, if you're so inclined—that will do its best to keep your noggin warm while giving the appearance of a black ball devouring your brain. More »
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Nothing breaks up a nice slow news weekend like some delightful handmade video game crafts. Kotakuite CaptainSquishy points us to his girlfriend's blog where she has documented the making of these cute Mario Mushrooms that she knitted for the Captain's desk at his new job. According to her, they are fairly simple to make and don't take a ton of materials. If you'd like to make some of your own, Mrs. Squishy has kindly provided instructions that you can download here. Something about seeing those cute little guys out in a field just makes me smile. More »
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I need to learn how to knit. Not that I don't already have enough projects of various stripes floating around that I don't have time for, but we see so many clever and crafty knit goods here at Kotaku. Joining the lineup? A Weighted Companion Cube made out of wool. If you can knit, there's a nice set of instructions with directions, tips and tricks on making your very own knit version here [via Wonderland] More »
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Frequent Kotaku tipster Jane tipped us off to knitter extraordinaire Aija Goto's wicked sweet Space Invaders socks. They're handmade and beautifully designed, but that cryptic knitter's moon language is just too much for my uncrafty brain to decipher. More »
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The handsome lad who owns this scarf certainly knows how to gird his thorax in style. One side of the scarf has the normal pixel representations of Super Mario Brothers characters sewn into it, but flip the scarf over and they all get smushed. Are you a girl who can knit such a scarf? Will you marry us? We don't care how fat, how ugly, how questionable your hygiene is — we will honor our vow. - Florian Eckhardt More »
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Remember the Mario cookie? Another food-minded Japanese blogger was inspired to create these yum-yum Hoshi no Kirby cookies. Knitting and crochet might be cool, but I'm a bigger fan of baked goods. They taste way better. More »
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What's cooler than a Space Invaders tote bag? A knitted one. Game blog Divertissmentz points to this handicraft crafted by a DIY type named brendaj. Retro gaming plus knitting equals nerd cool. More »
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Katamari toys are pretty common, but do you have a knit one, with spokes, with magnets sewn inside the ball so you can pick stuff up as you roll it across your kitchen table? If not... don't you want one, for god's sakes? Or as the knitter describes: More »
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