Showing posts with label Tim Burton. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tim Burton. Show all posts

Saturday, July 17, 2010

It's never too early to start thinking about Halloween


This year I plan on dressing up as Alice from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. I was hoping that there was going to be a costume based on the blue dress that Alice wears when she falls down the rabbit hole and there is.
I have been thinking about dressing up as Alice for a couple of years now, but I could never find a costume that I liked. They have always been way too short for me, but now I think this year I will finally be able to do it. I just hope I will be able to find this costume in the stores.

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Alice in Wonderland Inspired Gloves

These gloves were inspired by the gloves worn by Alice in the Tim Burton version of Alice in Wonderland. The moment I saw these in the film I knew I had to make a pair for myself.

They are very snug and lightweight, which will be perfect for the fall and early winter. The pattern is very simple and easy to remember. So far I only have two pairs of these gloves completed, but I will be making more in the near future.

This pair was made using Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport in Aran and Winter Blue. I tried to match the color to the pair worn by Alice in the film and I think I got pretty close.

This is one of the best pictures I could find that show the gloves clearly. I had to watch the movie a couple of times before I could figure out exactly what shade of blue they were, luckily I already had a pretty close shade in my stash so I didn't have to go looking everywhere to find something that matches.

This pair was also made using Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport in Victorian Pink and Royal Purple. Once I began working on this pair, I realized that I had chosen colors that remind me of the Cheshire Cat from the animated Disney version of Alice in Wonderland.

Right now I am working on a pair that I call my Tim Burton gloves. Black and white stripes always remind me of Tim Burton since they appear in many of his films, so I thought the name was fitting. I am using Brown Sheep Nature Spun Sport in Pepper and Aran. So far I have the first glove completed and 1/4 of the second one done.


The pattern was designed by Tiny Owl Knits.