My Mario latch-hook

[CraftySasha]

I have been working hard on my latest Mario latch-hook and I finally finished it (well, except for the edges, which almost doesn't count). It turned out so awesome, that I just had to share the finished product with everyone! I am so so so happy with how it turned out.
I love this site! I never would have been able to create this without it and all of you!

I stuck the gold ruler at the bottom to give everyone an idea of how big this thing is.

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[IzzyXIII]

That looks amazing! How long did it take you to make it?

[blackmageheart]

Looks great! And fluffy!
I've always wanted to try latch hooking but never seem to get around to it - is it easy to pick up?

[CraftySasha]

This one took me altogether about a couple months to make. I did take a few weeks off from working on it, so I don't remember exactly how long it was.

Latch-hook is very easy to learn and get the hang of. If you are wanting to learn how, I would recommend first picking up one of the small kits they have available at craft stores. Heck, even Wal-Mart may have a few kits available still. Once you get the hang of it, it goes pretty quick and it's fun!
It is quite fluffy! As the weather got warmer, I had to drive to finish it before it got too hot because having this big thing on your lap can get hot.

[blackmageheart]

Ahh, cool. I will get myself a kit sometime and have a go!

[RAWRmonster]

Looks great!

Where do you get your supplies from? I never see the cut yarn at my local craft store, but I may be blind. Do you buy pre-cut?

[CraftySasha]

For this one, I cut most of the yarn myself. I bought skeins of normal Red Heart yarn for the main colors (white, black, red, light grey, and dark grey). I bought pre-cut for the other colors that I didn't need much of (green, gold, oatmeal, dark brown). The pre-cut yarn is a little thicker as it is more of a rug yarn, but, it really isn't even noticeable.

Using the length of the pre-cut yarn, I got a board from my garage and put two nails about the same length apart and wound the yarn around them. Then I just clipped each end. This way I could get a handful of cut yarn at a time. It went pretty quick.

[jadely]

CraftySasha- can you make something like this into a rug? I would love to have a fuzzy Mario bathroom mat!

[tetris<3]

That is amazing! Great job. I really want to touch it. haha it looks really fluffy and soft. I may have to try this someday. I would love to make a rug!

[starrley]

Fantastic! I thought about doing this myself, but I wasn't sure how it would come out. Good to know. Great job!