Mwahahahaha

[soc_puppet]

Younger Brother has asked to borrow my crocheted brain slug for a costume contest early next month. I have readily agreed, and said I will make sure it is at his house within the week.

What I have not yet disclosed is my plan to make sure there are two matching brain slugs available, sized perfectly for the niblings, so I can get an absolutely adorable family photo ♥ Dunno if I'll be able to get one made for SIL on time, but getting at least three together should be a piece of cake!

Yes... It's all coming together... 😈

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[mistressofmuses]

I want pictures of these crocheted brain slugs...

[soc_puppet]

Well, let's see if this works; I uploaded a photo of all three sizes to Discord a while back (I had a commission from a friend who wanted "growing" brain slugs to wear on con weekends), and Discord provides direct links. If not, it shouldn't be too much trouble to do some uploading.

Edit: Just in case, here's an archived version of the website where I first got the original brain slug crochet pattern. You should be able to see the two original sizes in a pic there. I made a pattern for a third one, not quite half way between the two in size, and a slightly different texture since I prefer double crochet to single crochet.

[mistressofmuses]

The direct link did work! I love the idea of "growing" slugs over the course of a con. That's so creative and cute! You did a great job on them, too. (I think I actually like the middle one the best of the three!)

[soc_puppet]

All credit goes to that friend for the idea; the execution was apparently very well received! And to be fair to the largest one at least, it's probably close to a decade old and even once crossed the Atlantic with my dad. It also hails from a time when I was thought myself "too good" to use felt for the eyes; I learned my lesson when my mom started commissioning me for the smaller ones left and right 😂 Suddenly, fast-and-easy eyes became a lot more important!

[mistressofmuses]

Sometimes fast and easy definitely wins out!

I'm glad the "growing" slug was well-reveived! I love that as a very creative idea for a multi-day con.