ipod monster

[2eclipse]

so back before xmas i made 3 ipod monsters for my nephews (and illusionstar). they all got finished as far as the knitting went, but one of my nephews got a lesson in how to felt wool and the other chose to have me do it for him. i wish i had gotten pictures of all of them, but here is the last one that i felted, put a screen protector on, and a velcro closure.




they were all different colors and designs, but were all done with jamieson's dk weight shetland yarn in peacock, bracken, raspberry (shown) and sunrise. they were knit in the round on size 8 dpns and the tentacles are all 4-stitch i-cords. the green feathery yarn is basics polyester. i used it for extra tentacles here and as a ridge going down the back and tail of my other nephew's monster.

i found this yarn hard to felt. going through the wash didn't do it, but working it several times with hand soap and hot-water eventually got it sufficiently matted and shrunk. the basic circumference is 34 stitches around, but i would suggest making (and felting) a gauge swatch for this one. this yarn does not shrink much vertically, so you can eye-ball how long you want the finished monster to be and trust that you will not wind up with something too short.
it is nigh impossible to find clear plastic in usable sizes for screen protectors, so i cut one myself from some photo protective screens i had lying around and used fabric glue to attach it.

cutting holes: it is important to put the ipod IN the monster when you are cutting holes, especially for the circular touch pad hole. the holes stretch once they are cut and will wind up in the wrong place if you make your cut marks on an empty monster.

this project is a lot of fun and leaves room for a lot of creativity. eventually i will make one for me!

x-posted to 20sknitters

Comments

monster

[sunmother.livejournal.com]

This thing is adorable!! Thanks for including a picture. I thought your other ones were cute but this is the best yet! Very creative.

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[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

thanks.
i think it is a very different thing to see them finished.

[ashoe.livejournal.com]

*dies from the cute*

~a

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

:)
glad you approve

[karpouzian.livejournal.com]

You could market those Mrs. HJA.
Ebay ahoy!

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

probably. the question is could i make enough from then to make a profit. %100 wool is what you really need for felting and it does not come cheap.

[cuddlejunkie1.livejournal.com]

Have you heard about felting soap? I have started a soaping making Meetup group and people are asking about felting. And cook Ipod cover I might try to make it.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

from what i understand, felting soap is not very particular. most people use dish soap or laundry soap, but just about anything will work....