rose pin

i crocheted a rose and turned it into a pin. this will be a piece for one of alex's cosplay outfits for next year's wizards world comicon. i have 3 outfits planned for alex and me: a different theme for each day of the con. one of the days will of course be doctor who. we will match as far as general theme, but we will be cosplaying from different doctors i think. for this upcoming halloween, alex had her choices narrowed down to 3 ideas (she has since chosen.) one of the ideas was rose tyler from the idiot's lantern. that is such a niche idea (and i love it) however there probably wouldn't be a single person at school or on her trick-or-treating route that would know who she was supposed to be. so instead that will be one of her cosplays. in the episode rose tyler is wearing a pink dress with a jacket. on the jacket is a little pink flower pin. so here is that little detail of the outfit. i found an easy crochet flower pattern on pinterest. it was literally two rows of crochet and then sew it in a spiral with the yarn tail. super easy (although i did follow the directions incorrectly the first go around, but that's typical for me, haha.) then i simply glued a pin to the back. it'll be perfect for the outfit. next i need to make a mask that looks like her face has been sucked off into a television set :)

adipose softies

doctor who is full of so many fantastic characters and monsters and wonderful things. one of my favorite episodes is "Partners in Crime" with the baby fat, adipose. this is also the episode where the doctor (david tennant, 10th) reunites back up donna noble (catherine tate - one of my fave companions.) and the adipose are so darn cute. yes they are baby fat that pops right out of the people taking the weight loss drug from adipose industries, "where the fat just walks away". haha. alex and i each wanted our own stuffed adipose dolls. so i found a basic pattern on pinterest and made a few changes. i forgot to add a seam allowance to the arms and legs so those could have been chunkier and easier to turn and stuff. alex didn't want them to have toes and fingers, which is just fine with me and i didn't give them a baby tooth. i used safety eyes and embroidery floss for the face and some leftover white felt that i had on hand. i thought about stuffing them with those plastic bean bag pellets, but i stuck with regular fluff stuffing. they're so cute. they are currently hanging out on our shelves with the 11th's screwdriver and the faux balloon dog, but i'm sure they will watch new episodes with us when season nine returns. *waving at fat.