#shuttle the shongololo

[spockandawe]

And finally, more crochet! After I finished the rocky horror lips, I felt this vague urge to clear out patterns I'd acquired and never made, and when I looked at my ravelry stash, obviously shuttle the shongololo was the first thing to catch my eye. Yes, it was a free pattern, not money I'd spent going to waste, but come on. IRRESISTIBLE.

I did do some modifications on the fly, because it's written for dk yarn (and a lot of it), and i have very little dk, but SO much worsted, including the variegated stripe yarn I was absolutely determined to use for the body. I think I multiplied recommended hook size by 1.5 all over and just went for it! Checking the gauge? In THIS economy?? But it was a huge success, even though I VASTLY underestimated how much material it would take and despite intending to use up my stash, I had to re-up on supplies multiple times (between yarn, stuffing, and breaking my hook, it was like. seven trips). I must inform you that there's so much material in this thing that when I tossed it onto this bed, it rolled off the other side and sounded like a body hitting the floor. It's huge, and it's HEAVY.

But the results are undeniable! Holding two stands of multicolor yarn with the same gradient pattern and just making sure they never sync was SO cool. And the underbelly is a velvet yarn that's sooooo so soft, I love it so much. However, 132 legs. That was... unfortunate. But I'm a creature of fleeting memory! And when I recovered a little, I started thinking about the short pillbug version of the millipede, and I started thinking about my yarn leftovers, and, well, here we are. I used one strand of a different gradient yarn to mix it up a little, and also, to avoid even more shopping trips, but oh man. OH MAN. This pattern is something I probably won't do again, but it is very, VERY fantastic

[roachemoji]

136 toes later ...

[everythingisliminal]

I made this. It's a gift for my brother and his girlfriend. The white yarn is glow-in-the-dark. My coworker calculated that I used about a mile of yarn.

[awkwardinot]

BEHOLD!

My son

[sleepy-princess-craftery]

I have made The Creature. this is modified from the free shuttle the shongololo pattern by projectarian!

I only did 29 segments and improvised the legs and antennae. the eyes are sewn felt. I used 32oz of stuffing, a little over 3 (7oz) skeins of the body color, and a little over 1 (8.8oz) skein of the belly color, which are loops and threads sweet snuggles lite in robin blossom and winter white. I used the 4mm hook recommended by the pattern but just used a single strand for all parts. I think I also turned the belly inside out because I like it better.

[the-graves-family]

I have finished my child

(No but if you like crochet this pattern is free on Projectarian's website)

(i'm very wishy washy when it comes to patterns so there's tons of mistakes here, but it was fun)

(if super long)

[hushedpuppy]

Crocheted a giant millipede using Projectarian's Shuttle pattern 🐛

[mrmancrochet]

Wip: Shuttle the Shongololo

Est time: 8hr 17min

Another wip, I saw this pattern (which I'll link at the bottom of this post) and immediately got to work on it. Hopefully I'll be able to balance it with the little blanket I'm still working on, as I'm very excited to be working on shuttle.

Although it seems like I haven't done much for 8 hours, the pictures don't represent the true size or color of this lovely bug. The main body (3rd picture) covers my thigh in width, and goes down to the bottom of my knee in length, and, as always, the colors are much more pleasant in person (the green is less harsh and the second color of the main body is more pink/peachy as well as the little spots in it being less neon). I'm excited as well because my mom is going to be making one as well, as soon as she's finished a few other projects she's working on. So we'll have twin shongololos, haha

I downloaded the pattern from this website! I've found it to be pretty straightforward and very helpful with it's specifications. There's other free patterns, as well as paid ones, all very cute!

[fleshmaid]

When I come home from work if im not totally exhausted I'm going to use the last of my brain power to figure out a pattern to make a millipede

[twinewool]

Finished this buddy recently and thought I’d put a couple photos up here 💛 the crochet pattern is ‘Shuttle the Shongololo’ by the Projectarian (it’s free!). It makes a very cute neck rest and lap warmer at the same time.

[honeypot-like-the-ant]

after working on this creature for the past three months. i am proud to finally present :

paeden the millipede !!!! i am so incredibly proud of him :3 he is around six feet long and he is such a creature.

if you wanna make one of your own, i used this pattern off of projectarian (completely free !!): https://www.projectarian.com/shop/product/shuttle-the-shongololo-free-pattern/

[persephinae]

free pattern for an amigurumi millipede

looks to be all crochet and no sewing

[afurbamongus]

I saw a free millipede pattern what feels like ages ago and I knew I needed one. So I paid a friend to make one for me!! Hugsandstitches.xo on Instagram is so talented and I’m so glad she agreed to make this beautiful baby.

Her name is Miss Millie Pede, and she’s a 7 foot long beauty! She fits perfectly on the back of my couch.

Here’s the link if you would like to peep the pattern!

https://www.projectarian.com/shop/product/shuttle-the-shongololo-free-pattern/

(The link isn’t pasting so I put this in manually I’m sorry)

[awkwardinot]

THIRTY LEGS LEFT

[legoprime]

I'm working on a temperature project this year, and after a lot of thought I decided not to make a blanket. Instead I'm making… a temperature millipede! Shuttle the Shongololo by Projectarian to be exact.

I'm using Caron Simply Soft because of the huge variety of colors they have. The pattern calls for two strands held together and I wanted to use the high and low of each day, and with 20 colors I should get some good variation.

Here's a progress shot seven days in! I'm halfway through the head, should finish it next week and move on to the body.

[lslines]

crochet Christmas gifts went well! very very pleased with them 😊 Scrub's new millipede is about a metre long. Pip has decided they like the way the hood looks upside-down better, and I think I agree.

patterns:

Taïga hood

Apollo the Octopus

Shuttle the Shongololo