Comments on: Mushroom Clock

By: Nekane

Nekane — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:08:44 +0000

Ohhhh, I love it!!!!

By: doro

doro — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:52:01 +0000

what an astonishing idea…i’m really speechless.

love it.

many greetings, doro.

By: Seanna Lea

Seanna Lea — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:11:28 +0000

This is a really cute project. I would make the back with button holes and button it to one of the side panels to make it easier to access the battery area.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:21:49 +0000

I think you need something that will make the clock stiff. So the knitting would be more like a knitted clock cozy (albeit a very decorative one) rather than the body of the clock itself. You could make the stiff part from cardboard, or if you want something more sturdy, the sheets of wood that they sell at craft stores.

Though if you specifically want a soft clock (which certainly has appeal!) maybe think of different kinds of hands. There are clocks with the actual hands inside. They have a magnet at the end of each hand, and the clock face has magnetized parts that stick to the magnets on the clock hands and move with the hands. So you could actually knit a big mushroom to be the hour “hand” and a small mushroom to be the minute “hand,” put magnets in them, and voila! The only thing is that the hands inside the clock would have to be in a plastic casing so they didn’t get stuck on the knitting, either.

By: purpgee2000

purpgee2000 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:10:04 +0000

love it!
nice job on that.
i love how wide that red mushroom’s eyes are!
and the beautiful clock hands go perfectly with the funny mushrooms!
i want!

By: Howie

Howie — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:12:27 +0000

Such an elegant and whimsical creation, congratulations! With that clock in the house, I would find any excuse to remind guests that it is “mushroom o’ clock” !

By: Miki

Miki — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 11:18:42 +0000

what an awesome idea! Maybe if the clock part keep catching on the knitted face, you could

a) leave part of the original face
b) use thinner yarn (unless you are already using fingering!)
c) Use some mesh plastic to stabilize.

I would also second the clock kit that can be found at Michael’s.

Perhaps a knitted back could have a little pajama button flap in the back for the batteries?

Awesome work!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:01:19 +0000

This is such a neat invention! It would also be fun to see a knitted cuckoo clock like the fancy ones with pendulums, etc. made in Germany. Who would have thought of a knitted clock, other than you?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:57:52 +0000

Dang, girl! What a(nother) fabulous idea! So cutie cute!

By: jen

jen — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:44:43 +0000

wow. . . just wow.