star wars

Granny Square Tie Fighters

Denise of Yummy Pancake takes geekery to a whole new level with these crochet Tie Fighters. Each one incorporates a different granny square pattern! These pieces are for the Stitch Wars Strikes Back show in Lauderhill, FL. Oh, for a plane ticket right about now.

Death Star Dress from CRAFT

Death Star Dress from CRAFT

Rachel Hobson posted this amazing dress on CRAFT. I think the TIE Interceptor “bow” and starry stockings really help sell it. Our pal Bonnie Burton has an interview with crafter and Star Wars superfan, Jennifer Landa, over on StarWars.com about her rad Death Star dress she made and wore to Comi-Con. There were times when […]

A New Hope, in Cross Stitch

What an amazingly-detailed cross stitch rendering of Luke Skywalker! And what a perfect blend with that Shepard Fairey color scheme. The artist, known on Flickr as Whateverjames, has an in-depth photo set that gives you a good sense of all the care that went into this piece. (Via Geek Crafts)

AT-AT For America

AT-AT For America

OK, so, I’m still just a bit fuzzy on how Oklahama City resident Mike Koehler’s delightfully hare-brained scheme is “for America,” but I’m prepared to get behind pretty much any initiative to build a “fully functional, full-scale” model of the original Imperial walker. The initiative could be called “AT-AT for Azerbaijan,” and the only really important question, to me, would remain: “We’re going to build a life-size working AT-AT, right?” Also: “Does fully functional include the head-mounted laser blasters?”