It would be great with a little squeaker thing inside it!

Only problem is it might not sit straight if the cup isn’t full

+1 for that pattern

I don't know if I'd use it as a drink coaster, as it would hold moisture, but as a pot dolly it would make cooking and serving hilarious.

Oh shit! A Google+ user! What a throwback

I forgot all about google plus. I used to not be able to comment on youtube, because I refused to get a google+.

I think I know how the effect is achieved. A small bent piece of metal or even plastic lifts the shell up when the drink is removed, and the head when the drink is placed.

Adding that part makes the rest much easier.

It's a drink coaster, it's supposed to hold moisture

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_RxlybWhQ

That video shows how and the first comment has the pattern written out

It's supposed to hold moisture without wicking it down to the wooden surface underneath.

The goal is to keep water off the furniture that may be damaged by it, so it soaks up that water and holds it against the wood underneath thats not really ideal

Oh yeah good point. So something more electronic maybe? Hmm…

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Can we pin this comment? Not to the comment section, but to everybodies internet everywhere!!!

Everyone is going to want to see this.

Then be an optimist

Dog/Cat would eat it

Mod parent up.

Alright, that's cool as fuck!

Could probably solve that by glueing something impermeable underneath, no?

Like

A coaster?

Plastic is not necessary because the nature of the crochet fabric is enough to achieve the effect. Fiber arts are cool that way.

Mushroommunk found a video that shows how it's constructed.

Is it the same yarn they use in needle felting or no?

What is your table but a coaster on legs?

It's coasters all the way down.

And what is a table but a big turtle made of wood?

Gplus was so good initially, then they started messing with it and it became a shitty facebook

I don’t think I would use it as a coaster, as your glass would easily fall off.

Still pretty cool though.

Certainly! :)

What are turtles except motile coasters?

it's supposed to protect the surface of the table not only from moisture, but also scratches and stuff.

Optimus Primal scream

That's why we're just coasting along.

For those too lazy to search for the comment:

Lizard coaster Pattern
Body
R1: MR ch2, 10 dc in MR, slst, ch 2  [10]
R2: 10 dc inc,, slst, ch 2  [20]
R3: (dc, dc inc) *10  slst, ch 2  [30]
R4: (dc, dc inc, dc) *10  slst, ch 1  [40]
R5: Reverse sc in every stich

Tail
R1: MR, ch2, 4dc in the magric ring, slst, ch 2 [4]
R2: (dc, dc inc)*2, slst, ch2 [6]
R3: 6 dc, slst, ch2 [6]
R4: (2dc, dc inc)*2, slst, and cut off long tail for sewing [8]

Mouth
red yarn:
ch 10
R1: skip 1st st, 8 sc, (3 sc in 1 st), 7 sc, inc, slst, ch1  [20]
R2: inc, 7 sc, 3 inc, 7 sc, 2 inc, slst ch 1  [26]
R3: (sc,  inc), 7 sc, (sc, inc )*3, 7sc, (sc, inc)*2 [32] cut off and weave in yarn

pink yarn: (tounge)
in the third stich from the red chain, ch 10
skip 2 st, 8 hdc [8]
slst and cut off extra yarn, weave in from behind

Green: (head)
R1: ch 14, slst in the first ch making a circle
R2: ch1, hdc2tog, 10 dc, hdc2tog, slst ch 2 [12]
R3 dcinc, 2 dc, 6hdc, 2dc, dcinc,  slst ch 2 [14]
R4: 2 dc, 3 hdc, 4sc, 3 hdc, 2 dc, slst ch 1  [14] cut off yarn

Upper lip
at the 5th st from the head, insert green yarn
R1:  ch2, dcinc, 6dc, dcinc [10]
R2:  ch2, turn dc2tog, 6dc, dc2tog [8]
R3:  ch2, turn dc2tog, 4dc, dc2tog [6]
R4:  ch2, turn dc2tog, 2dc, dc2tog [4] ch1, cut off extra yarn

lower lip
R1: ch1, 6 hdc [6]
R2:  ch1, turn hdc2tog, 2hdcdc, hdc2tog [4] ch 1 turn
attach red mouth piece and tounge by sc in every stich, slst, cut off extra yarn and weave in stuff in

eyes (white) *2
R1: MR, 6sc in MR [6]
R2: slst, ch1, 6 sc [6]
slst and cut off extra yarn
Glue on eyes and heads for pupils

attach head and tail at opposite ends,
Put stich marker 4 st  away from each direction for limbs

Legs: *4
ch7, slst, skip 1 st st, 2 slst, (ch2, skip 1st st , 2 slst) *2, 4 sc, slst and cut off and weave in yarn

Butler turtles, I like it! They bring and then hold your beverages

the hero we needed!

amazeballs!!!! Thank you kind stranger.

TIL there's a skill overlap between crochet and chess

I think gluing something to the bottom will stop the mouth opening mechanism, unfortunately.

Might need to pin something to a loop at the bottom instead.

TIL crocheting instructions look a hell lot like assembly language

Thank you!

I don't know about chess notations, but you got me interested in them.

It's assembly with native thread support.

Well, it's a kind of assembly language - just not to operate registers of a CPU, but to assemble some crochet piece ;)

You're wecome!
This way the guide can get lost on youtube and on lemmy! 🤪

Weaving is actually where a lot of the logic for the first computing machines, in particular punched cards come from. On looms back then you would use punched cards to program the loom to weave complicated patterns.

You two are heroes

Whether it's ingenius design or a happy accident, this might be one of humanity's greatest achievements!

Felting usually requires animal wool to get the felt effect. The video used cotton.

TIL crocheting has sourcecode.

Juggling also have one.

It's crochet turing complete?

This thread has been a source of fun and knowledge so far!