The Aegean Throne among the splendor of colorful coral. A grand place of repose for discerning wooly creatures everywhere!
Throne dimensions 16 1/2 inches high x 9 inches x 5 inches
One of my friends thinks I’ve gone completely off the rails - now I’m not just off the rails but fallen into the ocean! You cannot believe what fun I had with this little project, especially with making the coral. Who knew there was such a thing as hyperbolic crochet - which handily makes the loveliest coral very quickly and easily. (The internet is a magical source of wonderful and amazing things to learn!) I combined many objects into this throne - twigs, shells, wire, beads, felted wool, yarn, and fabric. Then of course I had to have a little fun making the grand announcement from Twigge Towne Furnishings, and got some good use out of our old Thesaurus!
Hyperbolic crochet - yes, that’s a thing. Fun, easy and a perfect way to use up small quantities of yarn. My only regret is that the yarn is all acrylic, if it had been wool I could have felted it and made it look even more organic.
My version of brain coral on the left. This was a left over piece of felting from my fairy making. On the right is a length of trim from Michaels which I sewed together. It was originally stitched together to make a flat trim, but I took off the top edge stitching and fluffed it out.
The tubular coral was another use for left over pieces of felting. I just bunched them together and added the wispy blue “tentacles”. Spot more hyperbolic crochet, and the blue and white fluffy coral is another length of trim from Michaels.
My attempt at red branching coral, plus some invented undersea plants. All needle felted.
If you are interested in knowing more about hyperbolic space and the collision of math and crochet check out this cool Ted talk: