Squid gallery
Last post about the giant squid pattern, I swear. From here on out, this post will be updated with pictures of all the different squids people have made. And oh please keep sending them, I get such a kick out of seeing the little ways people tweak the pattern. It’s practically Darwinian.
Cat-loving squid from Mandy, via email
Angry-looking squid from Matthew
Bo Squiddley, by bunsen_h; and it looks like it will be in good company with a couple of other seriously dorky stuffed guys in the background. Also a new adorable 1/10 scale squidlet from bunsen_h!
From Amanda, who also made one as a boyfriend present (with the good idea of filling the ends of the arms with beads or rice)
A squid named Demsela Howard, from Marie; it was her very first sewing project (ambitious!)
Pink squid from Julie K; she says her name is Lumpy.
Amy says: “I made one out of old t-shirts because I had no fabric and an abundance of XL shirts (that were given to me by my robotics coach) that I was never going to wear. So here’s a picture of me and my squid made out of old robotics team t-shirts. I named it Robby.” Hell yeah, science girls.
Another first sewing project! “I thought I’d send a picture of Sir Squidimus (named for Sir Didymus from Labrynth) along for the gallery of squids. Oh, and my sister made a squid, too (she made her own pattern). His name is Carl and he’s the one made with the Yoda fabric.”
Sheik Yerbouti made Cthulhu for a friend for her birthday.
Another squid for a friend (SquEd, made for Ed)… with the addition of googly eyes!
Veronica made this big green guy for her kids.
Squid-Billie, by Nicole. I love the HUGE EYES!
Oh god, this is my favorite one yet: “My name is Billy Arrowsmith. I made my own squid as a present to my wonderful girlfriend Julie, for our one-year anniversary of dating. She was, if I do say so myself, very pleased with it. Even if her parents think I’m a little bit weird.” Well done, sir!
Squiddartha has a cousin!
So I posted a couple weeks back with a pattern to make your own giant squid pillow, with the stipulation that if you make one, you are obligated send pictures (emily.guendelsberger@gmail.com). I was super happy to get an email today from Mandy, who made one as a thank-you present for a friend who loves squid!
Look out, kitty!
I dig the color choices, and thanks for sending pictures, Mandy!
In Case You Don’t Want to Sew a Giant Squid …
Okay, so you guys really dug Emily G’s giant squid pillow, huh? That’s what the comments and our Google analytics tell us. Hopefully you’ll also dig this squid-related project. Beth, over at cloth and fodder, recently posted super simple instructions for baking a giant squid cake.
You can tell it's giant because that boat is so tiny!
Offering links to squid anatomy sites—ensuring that your squid cake is as close to life-like as possible—Beth explains all the details, from making the ganache to creating the perfect squid-like balls.
ThursDIY: 8-foot giant squid pillow
Me and Squiddartha
So I love to make things as presents; the idea of giving someone something that nobody else has is much more appealing to me than giving someone another book or DVD. I thought that I’d share some of my projects here so that other people can try them if they want.
I do ask that if you make one, you send me a picture for my gallery of squids.
So to start off, I thought I’d post instructions on how to make my boyfriend’s 2008 Christmas present: an 8-foot giant squid pillow.
You’ll need:
- 2 yards of felt
- 1 yard of patterned fabric (I suggest a polka dot-type pattern so it looks like suction cups)
- 1 medium piece of black felt, 1 medium piece of white felt (for the eyes)
- white thread, black thread and thread of the same color as the felt you’re using
- pins
- about 5 lbs. of stuffing
- a couple big sheets of paper to draw your pattern