Highlights

Sofa pillows

Nano Invader

Pac-Man strawberry

Jet Set Willy lamp

Budapest exhibition

Cat earrings

Gallery

Introducing my latest batch of crocheted pixels:

Jet Set Willy lamp

Sofa pillows collection

Space Invader tagged

Combo-colored Invader

Xenomorphian alien

Space Invader earrings

Tagged Invader

Pac-man ghost

Cpt Krenon behind bush

Captain Krenon

Mario Mystery box

Network-visualized invaders!

Soybean invaders!

Pac-man cherry

Nano invader

Sofa pillows

Mystery box wall clock

Felix Jr

Invader wall lamp

Bub

Pauline, Crazy Kong

Ghost, Pac-man

Atic Atac knight

Invader, autumn-style

Pac-Man strawberry

Xmas crocheting

Invader pillow (baby model)

Oil barrel, Crazy Kong

Jet Set Willy lamp

Jet Set Willy lamp

Nano Invader

Mario mushroom

Invader

Invader

Invader

Invader

Jumpman!

Striped pac-man ghost

Cat earrings

Invader

Living flame, Crazy Kong

Bubby, Rainbow Islands

Hen House Harry

Mario mushroom

Secret swordfish icon

Mushrooms

Swedish invader

Bub wall clock

Bob, Bubble Bobble

Skel-monsta, Bubble Bobble

Invader, purple-white

Banebou, Bubble Bobble

Bomb Jack

Bomb Jack goes Yay

Invader mess

Invader pillow

Business card

Mushroom wall clock

Budapest exhibition

Budapest exhibition

Budapest exhibition

Budapest exhibition

Wall clock production

About

If you have any questions or queries about my crocheting, drop me a line - and check out the FAQ below.

Why are you crocheting graphics from these old games?
As a tribute! These old school arcade, computer and video games constitute a unique era in our shared cultural history. The emergence of the first arcade games in the late 1970's paved the way for our contemporary world, not only specifically in terms of digital entertainment but as the first friendly and playful interaction between humans and their machines on a more cognitive level. But perhaps more because the graphics in these old vintage games are just fantastically beautiful and totally deserves to be recognized as the pieces of art that their original game designers made them.
Did you do the graphical designs?
With the exception of a kitten or two: absolutely not. Full credit goes to the specific game designers and the companies they work(ed) at when creating the original pixel art. Check the images for details about the specific games, release years and companies that released these games. All I did was to crochet these historical pixels.
What crocheting technique do you typically use?
I typically use the most rudimentary of stitches: the single crochet stitch! I do, however, combine this with an embedded threading technique where I carry along multiple threads of different colors. Fairly easy once you get the hang of it. My pieces typically need a bit of thread anchoring and haircuts at the end though.
What hooks and yarn sizes do you use?
My favorite one is an old steel hook from the USA. It broke once so I fixed it with LOTS of sticky tape that is typically used by electricians. This means that I don't really know how thick it is, but I would guess 1.5-2 mm. For yarn, I have previously mostly used a cotton/acrylic blend (50 gram/150 meters) that are actually meant for 3mm hooks (3.5 mm knitting hooks). But I am gradually switching to 100% ecological cotton yarn.
Do you work as a crocheter?
No, just a hobby. I work as an assistant professor in analytical sociology at Linköping university, Sweden.
Can you crochet something from Grand Theft Auto 5 or World of Warcraft?
Sure, but it would likely take a couple of months. Old school games were restricted by screen resolutions that were only a fraction of today's games - which in many ways make these vintage sprites far more artistic than their contemporary versions.
Are you on Instagram?
Yes.
You had an exhibition in Budapest?
I worked as a postdoc researcher at Central European University in Budapest for a couple of years, and while there I got the honor to exhibit my stuff at the Printa gallery. Here is a funny video where I jabber about games, sampling and crocheting.
Is there any way I could get hold of one of these pieces?
There might actually be! I am happy to give pieces to random people that I like, and I do like people that make reasonably substantial donations to certain environmental NGO:s working with reforestation and climate change mitigation. Send me a mail!

Contact

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