Hungry? Pick Up the Crochet Hook.

Originally uploaded by NeedleNoodles

I wish I were better at crocheting…I would use KnitLuck‘s Teach Someone to Knit (or crochet) pledge as an excuse to strong-arm my left-handed, vegetarian sister into making these.

So let’s hear it for NeedleNoodles and the knit sushi and the crocheted bluebird patterns.  NN recently posted a pirate captain pattern that might entice my sister’s boyfriend into learning a handcraft or two (that’s just me dreaming, you understand. but he does have a thing about pirates…). Check out the book, Creepy Cute Crochet: Zombies, Ninjas, Robots, and More! (amazon, powells, indie), the Etsy shop, the blog, the Twitter feed, the Flickr group…

It’s almost as enticing as the clouded leopard cubs.  Almost.