Crochet’d Dark Mantel Smothers My Heart

Craftster.com forum member “sprocketfish” has posted some pictures of an anniversary gift she crafted for her boyfriend: a Crochet Dark Mantel. Dark Mantels, if you aren’t aware, are cave squids that disguise themselves as stalagmite, falling on their enemies’ heads and smothering them to death. This peice of art, on the other hand, only does 2/3 of those things – it doesn’t disguise itself as stalagmite (dun dun dun!).

She actually made it a hat, which is awesome, and can be viewed in action after the jump.  I love nerd art so much, and “sprocketfish” has secured her place as the best second-best third-best girlfriend in the world.

I just finished a quick anniversary present for my boyfriend and I thought I should share it… WELL, it’s a crocheted dark mantle; a dark mantle is a monster from Dungeons and Dragons. It basically is a squid-like monster that lives in caves and ambushes innocent spelunkers or adventurers. ANYWAY, I decided to crochet a dark mantle (which can also be used as a hat) because what would be a better nerdy anniversary gift… Nothing says “I love you” like a fictional cave-dwelling squid… Time for pics!
Here he is lurking on my desk at work…

Thanks for the link, Paige! More pictures follow…

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