Lizard coaster Pattern
Body
R1: MR ch2, 10 dc in MR, slst, ch 2 [10]
R2: 10 dc inc,, slst, ch 2 [20]
R3: (dc, dc inc) *10 slst, ch 2 [30]
R4: (dc, dc inc, dc) *10 slst, ch 1 [40]
R5: Reverse sc in every stich
Tail
R1: MR, ch2, 4dc in the magric ring, slst, ch 2 [4]
R2: (dc, dc inc)*2, slst, ch2 [6]
R3: 6 dc, slst, ch2 [6]
R4: (2dc, dc inc)*2, slst, and cut off long tail for sewing [8]
pink yarn: (tounge)
in the third stich from the red chain, ch 10
skip 2 st, 8 hdc [8]
slst and cut off extra yarn, weave in from behind
Green: (head)
R1: ch 14, slst in the first ch making a circle
R2: ch1, hdc2tog, 10 dc, hdc2tog, slst ch 2 [12]
R3 dcinc, 2 dc, 6hdc, 2dc, dcinc, slst ch 2 [14]
R4: 2 dc, 3 hdc, 4sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc, slst ch 1 [14] cut off yarn
Upper lip
at the 5th st from the head, insert green yarn
R1: ch2, dcinc, 6dc, dcinc [10]
R2: ch2, turn dc2tog, 6dc, dc2tog [8]
R3: ch2, turn dc2tog, 4dc, dc2tog [6]
R4: ch2, turn dc2tog, 2dc, dc2tog [4] ch1, cut off extra yarn
lower lip
R1: ch1, 6 hdc [6]
R2: ch1, turn hdc2tog, 2hdcdc, hdc2tog [4] ch 1 turn
attach red mouth piece and tounge by sc in every stich, slst, cut off extra yarn and weave in stuff in
eyes (white) *2
R1: MR, 6sc in MR [6]
R2: slst, ch1, 6 sc [6]
slst and cut off extra yarn
Glue on eyes and heads for pupils
attach head and tail at opposite ends,
Put stich marker 4 st away from each direction for limbs
Legs: *4
ch7, slst, skip 1 st st, 2 slst, (ch2, skip 1st st , 2 slst) *2, 4 sc, slst and cut off and weave in yarn
Weaving is actually where a lot of the logic for the first computing machines, in particular punched cards come from. On looms back then you would use punched cards to program the loom to weave complicated patterns.
haha too true.
now i feel all the more compelled to prove us all wrong, and actuallymake this rather than adding it to my random collection of (cool) patterns, never to be seen again....
It's supposed to hold moisture without wicking it down to the wooden surface underneath.
The goal is to keep water off the furniture that may be damaged by it, so it soaks up that water and holds it against the wood underneath thats not really ideal
What is beneath it you ask? Why a house on the ground (that's two more coasters), which is standing on four elephants - another, very very huge coaster. All this so we don't have to worry about spilling our drinks over the giant turtle that carries it all.
I think I know how the effect is achieved. A small bent piece of metal or even plastic lifts the shell up when the drink is removed, and the head when the drink is placed.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_RxlybWhQ
That video shows how and the first comment has the pattern written out
For those too lazy to search for the comment:
Lizard coaster Pattern
Body
R1: MR ch2, 10 dc in MR, slst, ch 2 [10]
R2: 10 dc inc,, slst, ch 2 [20]
R3: (dc, dc inc) *10 slst, ch 2 [30]
R4: (dc, dc inc, dc) *10 slst, ch 1 [40]
R5: Reverse sc in every stich
Tail
R1: MR, ch2, 4dc in the magric ring, slst, ch 2 [4]
R2: (dc, dc inc)*2, slst, ch2 [6]
R3: 6 dc, slst, ch2 [6]
R4: (2dc, dc inc)*2, slst, and cut off long tail for sewing [8]
Mouth
red yarn:
ch 10
R1: skip 1st st, 8 sc, (3 sc in 1 st), 7 sc, inc, slst, ch1 [20]
R2: inc, 7 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 2 inc, slst ch 1 [26]
R3: (sc, inc), 7 sc, (sc, inc )*3, 7sc, (sc, inc)*2 [32] cut off and weave in yarn
pink yarn: (tounge)
in the third stich from the red chain, ch 10
skip 2 st, 8 hdc [8]
slst and cut off extra yarn, weave in from behind
Green: (head)
R1: ch 14, slst in the first ch making a circle
R2: ch1, hdc2tog, 10 dc, hdc2tog, slst ch 2 [12]
R3 dcinc, 2 dc, 6hdc, 2dc, dcinc, slst ch 2 [14]
R4: 2 dc, 3 hdc, 4sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc, slst ch 1 [14] cut off yarn
Upper lip
at the 5th st from the head, insert green yarn
R1: ch2, dcinc, 6dc, dcinc [10]
R2: ch2, turn dc2tog, 6dc, dc2tog [8]
R3: ch2, turn dc2tog, 4dc, dc2tog [6]
R4: ch2, turn dc2tog, 2dc, dc2tog [4] ch1, cut off extra yarn
lower lip
R1: ch1, 6 hdc [6]
R2: ch1, turn hdc2tog, 2hdcdc, hdc2tog [4] ch 1 turn
attach red mouth piece and tounge by sc in every stich, slst, cut off extra yarn and weave in stuff in
eyes (white) *2
R1: MR, 6sc in MR [6]
R2: slst, ch1, 6 sc [6]
slst and cut off extra yarn
Glue on eyes and heads for pupils
attach head and tail at opposite ends,
Put stich marker 4 st away from each direction for limbs
Legs: *4
ch7, slst, skip 1 st st, 2 slst, (ch2, skip 1st st , 2 slst) *2, 4 sc, slst and cut off and weave in yarn
TIL crocheting has sourcecode.
Fiber arts were the original sourcecode.
Weaving machines used punch cards before computers did.
And crochet is one of the better ways we have to model hyperbolic planes.
Don't sleep on fiber arts. It's not all plain scarves and log-cabin quilts.
Written in Assembly from the looks of things.
Juggling also have one.
It very much looks so.
TIL there's a skill overlap between crochet and chess
I don't know about chess notations, but you got me interested in them.
TIL crocheting instructions look a hell lot like assembly language
It's assembly with native thread support.
slow clap
groan
Have a lemmy gold:🥇
Weaving is actually where a lot of the logic for the first computing machines, in particular punched cards come from. On looms back then you would use punched cards to program the loom to weave complicated patterns.
This thread has been a source of fun and knowledge so far!
Well, it's a kind of assembly language - just not to operate registers of a CPU, but to assemble some crochet piece ;)
amazeballs!!!! Thank you kind stranger.
You're wecome!
This way the guide can get lost on youtube and on lemmy! 🤪
haha too true. now i feel all the more compelled to prove us all wrong, and actuallymake this rather than adding it to my random collection of (cool) patterns, never to be seen again....
the hero we needed!
Thank you!
Wait, it’s a lizard and not a turtle???
The pattern says lizard.
The result says turtoise.
Or turtle.
Whatever it is, it is cute af!
@zergtoshi @mushroommunk
This is soooo cute! Thank y'all for showing it and linking the pattern!
I'll just post this direct to my cnc mill...
You two are heroes
It's crochet turing complete?
Can we pin this comment? Not to the comment section, but to everybodies internet everywhere!!!
Everyone is going to want to see this.
MANY THANKS
I don't know if I'd use it as a drink coaster, as it would hold moisture, but as a pot dolly it would make cooking and serving hilarious.
It's a drink coaster, it's supposed to hold moisture
It's supposed to hold moisture without wicking it down to the wooden surface underneath.
The goal is to keep water off the furniture that may be damaged by it, so it soaks up that water and holds it against the wood underneath thats not really ideal
Could probably solve that by glueing something impermeable underneath, no?
Like
A coaster?
What is your table but a coaster on legs?
It's coasters all the way down.
And what is a table but a big turtle made of wood?
What are turtles except motile coasters?
That's why we're just coasting along.
What is beneath it you ask? Why a house on the ground (that's two more coasters), which is standing on four elephants - another, very very huge coaster. All this so we don't have to worry about spilling our drinks over the giant turtle that carries it all.
Even the great turtle evolved to grow a coaster on its back
I think gluing something to the bottom will stop the mouth opening mechanism, unfortunately.
Might need to pin something to a loop at the bottom instead.
Certainly! :)
it's supposed to protect the surface of the table not only from moisture, but also scratches and stuff.
There could be a water proof layer inside it.
+1 for that pattern
Oh shit! A Google+ user! What a throwback
I forgot all about google plus. I used to not be able to comment on youtube, because I refused to get a google+.
Gplus was so good initially, then they started messing with it and it became a shitty facebook
Mod parent up.
It would be great with a little squeaker thing inside it!
Only problem is it might not sit straight if the cup isn’t full
Then be an optimist
Oh yeah good point. So something more electronic maybe? Hmm…
Like, great for being annoying?
Dog/Cat would eat it
Alright, that's cool as fuck!
Here is the original post (Warning: it's on threads).
If you just want to see the video on the left, I reuploaded it here.
Our savior
Whether it's ingenius design or a happy accident, this might be one of humanity's greatest achievements!
I think I know how the effect is achieved. A small bent piece of metal or even plastic lifts the shell up when the drink is removed, and the head when the drink is placed.
Adding that part makes the rest much easier.
Plastic is not necessary because the nature of the crochet fabric is enough to achieve the effect. Fiber arts are cool that way.
Mushroommunk found a video that shows how it's constructed.
Is it the same yarn they use in needle felting or no?
Felting usually requires animal wool to get the felt effect. The video used cotton.
I think the top layer is just sized so it pulls back on the mouth when weighed down.
I don’t think I would use it as a coaster, as your glass would easily fall off.
Still pretty cool though.
Optimus Primal scream