We like this new trend of people crafting game-related afghans. First it was with Tetris, and now with a scene depicting one of our favorite plumbers (Mario, obviously). This particular blanket was made by ThomcatDesigns, who have earned our complete respect for their (his? her?) mad crafting skills. The detail in this makes it look like it came right out of one of our favorite NES classics.
Check the gallery to see the chronological progression of the afghan as it was created. It's pretty amazing to watch it turn from a mess of yarn into a masterpiece.
[Via Technabob; pictures via thomcatdesgins' Flickr account]
Super Mario Afghan
Posted Apr 15th 2008 8:00PM by Candace Savino
Filed under: Fan stuff
Tags: afghan, craft, crafts, crochet, knit, mario, super-mario-bros, thomcatdesigns
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4-15-2008 @ 10:03PM
Roto13 said...
Wow, that came out really well.
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4-16-2008 @ 5:07AM
elend said...
That looks really gorgeous.
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4-16-2008 @ 11:37AM
FantomRedux said...
I have to admit I was expecting a Middle-Eastern cosplayer, but this is better methinks :)
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4-16-2008 @ 8:49PM
Cheese Muffin said...
Mario's spirte has the wrong colors. Other than that, it looks great.
...I'm an asshat, aren't I?
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4-16-2008 @ 10:28PM
Matdredalia said...
Keep in mind that when you're working with yarn, things can be kind of hit and miss, especially when you're trying to make an image look good against a background color. RedxWhite yarn against this background would look TERRIBLE and would not show up well.
Yaye for Crochet! :) Though personally I'm partial to knitting my masterpieces.