Nerd Games - Winter 2025

February and March prompts, plus my free range projects, and my last-ditch attempt at pins… I really tried the Mad Lib, and I LOVED the idea of it, but I’m so scatterbrained right now…

Prompt: February - #6 Plastic
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Chilly Chili
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: We had a Chili contest at work, and while everyone loved mine, it did not win. To be fair, it was a dessert. A delicious, delicious dessert that threw people for a loop and was hilarious to watch them try, because of course I put it in a not-plugged-in crock pot! The surprise when they realized it was cold… it had six basic components: pudding, brownies, maraschino cherries, Boston Baked Beans, shredded coconut, and Cool Whip. The recipe I used is here, and it’s delightful: Chilly Chili - Because I'm Me
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Prompt: February - Aluminum
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Birthday Cake
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: This required an oven, a cake pan, and a set of piping tips and bags for the icing!
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Prompt: February - Carboard
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Crochet Dog 1
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: It’s a brown dog! I made two of them for prizes for a work contest!
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Prompt: February - Fabric/Fibers
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Pig Bank 2
Project Link: Pig Bank
Brief Description: It’s a crocheted Piggy Bank! I made two of them for prizes for a work contest!
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On to March!

Prompt: March Battle - Serger
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Serger Class Bag
Project Link: Bag
Brief Description: I’m taking a serger class to try not to hate my serger, and I combined the lessons into a bag…
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Prompt: March Battle - Flat Felled Seam
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Serger Class Sewing Mat
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: I’m taking a serger class to try not to hate my serger, and we made a mat for our serger (there’s more to it that will be coming soon, but for now, it’s a quilted mat to help with vibration)
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Prompt: March Battle - Rolled Hem
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Crocheted Bee
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: It’s Yellow (ish)
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Prompt: March Battle - Basting Stitch
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Crocheted Dog 2
Project Link: N/A
Brief Description: It’s the second brown dog!
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(see photo above)

Prompt: Free Range 1-4
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: Painted DnD Minis!
Project Link: Minis
Brief Description: Painted Minis for our TTRPG games!
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Beardo von Dwarfington, the sidekick to Dwarfette MacDwarvish:

The other dwarf that came in the package with Beardo:

And two other random NPCs I painted to try to practice my technique:

Prompt: Free Range 5
Team: Knotty by Nature
Project Name: DnD Dice Bag
Project Link: Dice Bag
Brief Description: A Dice Bag using a new-to-me technique - mosaic crochet - that will help me identify my dice! Special thanks to @storerboughtcreation for the pattern and encouragement!
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Phew! Tell me to do these as I make them next season? :smiley:

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