Monday, October 22, 2012

Halloween at Monster Den

I'd like to introduce you to my Scary Pocket Monsters:


Vincent the Ghost


Only hes more of a wanna-be ghost as hes not actually dead yet. Oh and only his Mom calls him Vincent so is it okay if you call him Vince?
He's been practicing for weeks and has his scary look and 'Oooohh' just right so he's ready and waiting to haunt your pocket or bag right now!

Vincent is hand sewn and so he's one of a kind! His scary sheet can be taken off when he's 'off duty'. He is a deep funky purple colour. He is 90 mm/3.5 inch tall and perfectly capable of standing on his own two feet. His waist (round his tummy that is) measures 155 mm/6 inch so he could do with feeding up a little. 

Vincent is good friends with Reggie the Zombie, whose a nice chap really. He's hanged out with HellBoy a few times but hes a little scared of Count Draco.
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Reggie the Zombie



Reggie went on holiday and got bitten it was only when he returned that he realised something wasn't quite right. He kept getting this urge to bite his friends and would wake up from his dreams thinking about brains (he even started mumbling about Brains in his sleep). 
He thinks he has everything under control now and his urge to track down other monsters and eat their brains is like totally locked down! so he's ready and waiting to roam your pocket or bag right now!

Reggie is hand sewn and so he's one of a kind! He is a sickly grey colour, with a few bite marks just just wont heal. He is 90 mm/3.5 inch tall and is pretty skinny due to his new diet, his waist (round his tummy that is) measures 120 mm/6 inch. 

Reggie is good friends with Vincent the Ghost and has promised never to bite him. 
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Count Draco


Count Draco used to be called Count Dracula but he's a big fan of Harry Potter and really liked Draco the super bad enemy! He bought a wand too but he keeps forgetting where hes put it and secretly thinks its now in Frankie-Stein's laboratory. He used to have a castle, it had a dungeon and creepy cobwebs too, but the repayments were just too much for him on his own. He promise's he will not drink your blood (not all of it anyway) and is ready and waiting to roam your pocket or bag right now!

Count Draco is hand sewn and so he's one of a kind! He is a deathly white colour, with a super stylish black & red cape. He is 90 mm/3.5 inch tall and his waist (round his tummy that is) measures 120 mm/6 inch. 

Count Draco is good friends with Hellboy and likes to meet up with Frankie-Stein in the local whenever possible. 

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Frankie-Stein



Frankie was made deep in the basement laboratory at Count Draco's old castle. He has come a long way since then - he loves to make things and tinker with machines. He often can be found behind the TV trying to rewire it to take in even more channels than you can imagine and is a bit of a computer wizard. If you have a computer or laptop and a need a little help then Frankie is ready and waiting to move into your pocket now.

Frankie is hand sewn and so he's one of a kind! He is a geeky green colour, with fetching grey neck bolts. His hair is pretty wild though and lets face it - it probably wasn't his in the first place... He is 90 mm/3.5 inch tall and happily stands on his own two feet. His waist (round his tummy that is) measures 130 mm/ 5 inch. 

When Frankie isn't re-programming the microwave he can be found hanging out with Count Draco and Vincent the Ghost.
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Hellboy



He is a little red devil who loves getting up to mischief! He loves to play jokes on his friends and has often crept up on Vinnie the Wanna-be Ghost and made him jump right out of his sheet!
If you think you can handle a little devil and keep him out of mischief (or perhaps get into trouble with him!) he's ready and waiting to move into your pocket or bag right now!

Hellboy is hand sewn and so he's one of a kind! He is a hot red colour, with black horns and a cute tail. He carry's his trusty trident (useful for BBQ's) everywhere with him. He is 90 mm/3.5 inch tall and is his waist (round his tummy that is) measures 130 mm/5 inch. 

Hellboy loves going to BBQ's with his friends, Count Draco and Frankie-Stein, and uses his trident to toast the sausages! 
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Pocket Monsters live off all that fluff that always seems to appear in your pockets and bag. They would appreciate it if you could drop in a few sweets* now and again though, Reggie really likes Jelly Babies so when ever you hear him muttering about brains do drop a few in there for him. 

*chewing gum however is Not a good idea though...

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The Heli-Bugs

The Heli-Bugs are small insect like creatures from the planet Lumpet. They have a round body, a long-nosed snout and small helicopter like wings. Their wings rotate round much like an helicopter allowing them to go straight up or down and hover over plants. They dart from plant to crevice looking for tasty bites which they suck up through their long snout. The snout enables them to get into those hard to reach corners and dips.

Like the Sniffets (see earlier posts), these have been documented to come in 5 main colors/flavors but the last - 'Chocolate Supreme' is so rare it is almost mythical!

  • Rhubarb Puff - red, with a well rounded belly that is mainly air (sucks up too much gas)
  • Pink Blamange - pink, often wears a bow.
  • Chicken Korma - dark yellow, can be quite spicy.
  • Mushy Pea - green, blends well into surroundings.
  • Chocolate Supreme - Brown, rich and velvety - very highly prized!



These Heli-bugs are the main source of food for the Gulpalump. They entice the Heli-bug down onto its 'platform', which looks like a flower. Once they are in the 'critical red zone' they are Gulped down into its belly. Often an Heli-bug has escaped to tell the tale* and become a Hero much celebrated by its kind!
*usually the Gulpalump has fallen asleep and failed to notice when the Heli-bug landed.


These little pesky bugs are easy to knit and come free with the Gulpalump pattern! All you need is small 2.25mm double pointed needles and some scraps of yarn in your choice of color/flavor - which will you make? Pink Blamange or maybe the rare Chocolate Supreme!