Coraline the Movie and knitting

[katknit]

Have you seen this? A video about the "microknitter", a miniaturist who created the sweaters and gloves for the movie:

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It's pretty cool, and there's already a pattern posted on the net, if you have the eyesight and patience for this painstaking work.

[debbook]

Wow, I can't imagine knitting anything that tiny and beautiful. I don't have the talent for that but also definitely not the eyesight and patience. The smaller the needles I use, the more my carpal tunnel acts up. Those tiny needles would cripple me!

[Melissa_W Moderator]

There's also a little article about Althea Crome in the new Winter 08/09 Vogue Knitting.

I haven't seen Coraline yet but a friend has - she didn't believe me when I told her all of Coraline's sweates were hand-knitted!

[Redcatlady]

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pedsphleb wrote:

There's also a little article about Althea Crome in the new Winter 08/09 Vogue Knitting.

I haven't seen Coraline yet but a friend has - she didn't believe me when I told her all of Coraline's sweates were hand-knitted!

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I wonder if that would earn her a Best Costume Oscar nomination?  Probably not, but you can always dream.

Redcatlady 

[TinkPink80]

Amazing!  I can't imagine her eyes and fingers not aching!

During the holiday season, one of my friends put me up to a challenge, she wanted tiny hats and scarves to put on wine bottles she was giving out as Christmas presents, and here I thought that was tiny!  That just made my size 0 needles look huge!

Thanks for sharing the video!

Happy Knitting!

[bookworm3687]

Wow!! I am just amazed at that lady's talent. I am only competant to make scarves and hobo bags via knitting haha.

I haven't seen the movie yet, as I'm waiting for my boyfriend to get back in town because he really wants to see it as well. The book (by Neil Gaiman, author of Stardust, which is also a great movie haha) was great, so I can't wait to see it in film

I'm still in awe of those teeny sweaters haha

[Afton]

Fascinating! Thanks for posting this.