I am Ami Kurumi! In the name of crochet, I will punish you!

[soc_puppet]

Most of my tax money came in! I got the federal return on Monday and deposited it today; now I'm just waiting on the state return. My bank account is feeling much more comfortable now.

I did go on a tiny spending spree today in celebration. I got not-terrible grocery store Chinese food for lunch, and picked up a few odds and ends from Joann's and the Dollar Tree. Among the odds and ends were a spool of white ribbon and a makeup pouch to make a detachable apron pocket; I've got the prototype sewn up and will hopefully be trying it out tomorrow. (All I need to do is remember it!) If it works out, I'll probably be switching from ties to snaps.

Also at the Dollar Tree, I picked up a couple of phone rings; the one I care about less has already been partially disassembled and the base part attached to the bottom of my massive, 35mm, translucent ocean blue crochet hook in preparation of turning it into a henshin-style wand for AnimeIowa! It's not a perfect fit, but for the amount of money and time looking I was willing to spend, it turned out pretty okay. Plus, it's mostly going to be an anchor for a giant rainbow ribbon I'll be tying in a bow on the end, and then hanging a glass prism from 😃 I might see if I can take a hammer and re-shape it slightly, or I might try to gently re-shape the second one I got (which I've saved because I thought it was cuter, but can 100% live without), but even if I don't, I think what I have works well enough.

Since first grade, part of me has been incredibly envious of the very fancy bobbins that some bobbin lace makers have. Crochet hooks had no real equivalent, with the fancily carved ends of some wooden crochet hooks coming about the closest I've seen to what I want. (Second closest are the crochet hooks that people wrap in Sculpy for a more ergonomic grip.) Realistically, most decorations would probably make crochet hooks too unwieldy to use well, but that was already a problem for my 35mm monstrosity 😂 That small part of me will soon be living out the dream, once I get my henshin crochet hook all glammed up!

Comments

[mere_vanilla]

That sounds like an awesome crochet hook project!

[soc_puppet]

I'm looking forward to how it turns out! It's going to be a prop for my costume at the anime con I staff this year 😃

[mistressofmuses]

I'm so glad you get to live the dream!

[soc_puppet]

😊 The theme this year at AnimeIowa is (basically) "superheroes", and staff have been encouraged to dress the part, including original creations as appropriate; I've had the basic concept for Ami Kurumi, crochet-themed superhero, for years now, and figured this was the perfect opportunity! I'm not going to be exactly how I envisioned her (in my mind she's Japanese-American and more American-superhero-style/artificer, whereas my costume is going to be distinctly more magical-girl-esque on top of me being white), but I'm still having a heck of a lot of fun!

[mistressofmuses]

I love the idea of Ami Kurumi, haha. And I like the magical-girl version that it sounds like you're planning. Sounds like a fun AU version of your original idea, haha. (Multiverse incarnations can always be fun!)