Dalek in Black and Red

I've gotten to the shoulders on my niece's Dalek (Red on Black) and the dwindling amount of black yarn is worrying me. After a little pondering, I have decided to base the shoulders on the "Doctor Who and the Daleks" version as it will allow me to use red and preserve the black for the Head.

You can see some Blender Models of the Movie Daleks- both "Dpctpr Who and the Daleks" and "The Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150 AD" versions- on the Blender Who site.

Here's the Movie Poster:

Oh, 1960s, your movie posters are always lolarious.

If that isn't amusing enough, here's the associated action figure:

(If you have decided that you really, really want one of these, DoctorWhoCollector.com has them for 33.99 GBP, or approx $49.18 USD. Because nothing says geek like spending $50 on a toy you will never take out of the box.)

I did have to frog this thing once already, but I'm far enough that frogging it again would lead to tears. (Also: bobbles are not a friend to my hands in even the most remote of considerations. OW.)

Long time without a post!

Hey guys! I know I haven't posted in a year, but that doesn't mean I haven't been crafting! I had a lot of things happen this year that had me focusing on what I was doing without having enery left to broadcast what I was doing. I didn't even get around to announcing the opening ofAutism Women's Network on my advo blog!

Some of What I've been crafting, and what I'm doing now:

1 & 2. Pinstripe Baby Pants

Even though my niece was slightly too big by the time I finished them, I made two pairs of pinstripe baby pants. One is Brown with Red Stripes, the other Blue with grey stripes. They were inspired by the Tenth Doctor's outfits. (Doctor Who; Ten)

Brown, with grey butt

Blue, with draw

3 & 4. Stuffed Daleks

Yes, of all the things to make, I have started the stuffed Dalek. The pattern is available on the Entrophy House website for free as "Extermaknit." Actually, I'm almost finished with the first one, in Classic colors. That is, Blue on Grey. All I need to do is stuff it and close up the bottom.

I had reached the point shown in the photos when I got to a mother's day celebration. My Niece, who is a year and a half now, thought it was THE BEST THING IN THE WORLD. So Now I am making one for her in black and red, since her favorite color

EX-TER-MI-NATE~!

Happy Dalek TARDIS Song, activate!

(determined by listing colors, which she repeats back, and then asking which one- "RAHD!!!") is red. The Classic "extra" prop- that is, one of the props from the movies from the '60s that got reused as in later Doctor Who filmings- are Black on Red with gold detailing. In the interest of cost, I'm just going to do the detailing according to my Pattern with red, and in interest of my eyes every time I watch my niece, going with Red on Black instead. (If you want pictures of the different Dalek designs over the ages, here's a Guide to Classic Daleks.)

I am in DC this week, so I went to the DC Stitch shop (It's in the "Eastern Market" area of the Hill; They have a blog that announces classes, knit a longs, and so on, too.) and picked up some soft cuddly yarn for the nieclette's cuddle-y Dalek of doom. I'm worried I didn't get enough, though. If I need more, I guess I can always e-mail the shop and ask about how to go about acquiring it. To the Left are the pictures of the Yarn (Aurora 8) that the manufacturer, Karabella, have on their website. To see a close up, click on the image. I lost the tag for the Red's number, so the one on there is a guess.

Comments about the Yarn to come once the Red and Black Dalek is done.

Speaking of things I got at DC Stitch. . .

5. Stuffed Tardis

I Also picked up some Blue (color 41, see left) with which I am going to attempt the Stuffed Tardis, also by Entrophy House. Should be interesting! And don't worry, it looks darker in real life; also, link above, click the picture to see up close.

6 & 7. Mother's Day Gifts

For mother's day, I made two things. A flower (Clymatis) for my mother, and a mouse cat toy for my cat. (I also modded the mouse pattern and made a friend a Goa'uld eye with eye stalk, but didn't take a picture.)

My cat has had two litters, so here's her mother's day gift.

And here's the purple and white Clymatis I made my mum.

And that is my update!