Hello. My name is Helen, and I make monsters.
I’ve always had a fondness for weird and wonderful creatures… I suppose that’s to be expected when you grow up obsessively watching cartoons and the Muppets! And once I figured out that I could bring my imaginary friends to life with felt and yarn, I became hopelessly hooked on knitting and sewing as well!
Fast forward a few years…
…And I had moved on to more “grown up” knitted projects, like hats and scarves and socks. But one day I started to knit a pair of handwarmers that I didn’t have enough yarn to finish, and I improvised a pattern for a little monster to use up what remained of the ball.
Now they come in all shapes and sizes! Here, take a look at some of my favourite creations.
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A life of their own…
Later, when I turned the Beasties loose on the world, it immediately became obvious that they have quite a taste for adventure! Find out what they’ve been up to in the weekly BeastieBlog… Or why not adopt your own, and see where they take you?
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Naturally monstrous…
I’m at my happiest when I’m at my work table, surrounded by piles of colourful felt and yarn – and with a few Beastie helpers to lend a paw when I need them, of course.
Using high quality materials is super-important to me, so I hand-knit every little woolly monster using 100% natural fibre yarns. And since there’s been so much talk recently about the long-term effects of plastic on our planet, I’m now doing my best to use non-synthetic felts, fabrics and threads as much as possible in my work.
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Our Beastie community is global, and it’s growing all the time! Share your monster adventures, send us your Beastie pics, or just swing by and say hello… We can’t wait to hear from you!
Loving these, Helen! They look amazing. Keep up the awesome work š
Dear Helen,
Your Beasties are so cute. I feel you love your craft and enjoy working š
I wish you great success š
Anand
Hi Anand, thanks for visiting! And you’re right, I LOVE what I do. Have a great weekend š
Thanks! Can’t wait to make a start on some more…
Awesome monsters! They all look like they have a personality š
Weirdly enough, they do… thanks for reading!
Hello newest Spikey! I know, a bit corny, eh, but thatās the term that has come to stick for those folk who are part of the clan known to be followers of Uncle Spike š
Thank youā¦ I really appreciate that as I for one, know how many interesting and entertaining blogs are out there.
My aim is to deliver an eclectic offering of posts, from my āpoint n shootā attempts at basic photography, to the sharing of my travel adventures over the decades, as well as day to day happenings here on the farm. Oh, plus a few observations on life as I see it, thrown in for good measure.
My promise to you is not to be overbearing, just a couple of posts a day, maybe 3 at weekends if I have something special to share. But if you are at a loose end one day, maybe youāll enjoy trawling through some of my older stuff too. I have added plenty of categories to help in said digging process.
Thanks again and hope you have a great dayā¦
UNCLE SPIKE
Why thank you! I’m looking forward to finding out more about life in your part of the world (and your adventures overseas too)! Cheers for taking the time to stop by my blog and visit the Beasties!
Thanks Helen. Your blog is a little mad – but we so need more of that. I struggle to keep up with followers I have to admit, but I’ve moved away from the dark side just now and decided to follow your blog (my first new one in months) – Spikey’s n monsters, a cool mix if ever there was one.
Thanks, I’m flattered! It’s true that everyone needs a little monster-based fun in their lives, so I hope you enjoy following the Beasties’ adventures… all I need now is a natty name for my tribe of Beastie buddies. Thoughts, anyone?!
I think Beastie Buddies is actually pretty good
Your monsters are adorable. And adventurous too!
They do get around, don’t they?! Thanks for checking out my blog, and I hope you enjoy reading more about the Beasties and their adventures!
Dear Helen, thank you kindly for following my blog. Do let me know should you need any info in regards to traveling in Bosnia, will try my best to provide. Loved your Knitted Monster Adventures! š There are many handmade crafts in Bosnia. Not all will be genuinely handmade so will be following it in my blog later.
Many regards and best wishes on your knitted monster adventures! š
Hello! Thanks for stopping by to leave a comment, and for signing up to my happy band of Beastie followers! I really enjoyed looking through your blog – hopefully someday my knitted monster adventures will take me to Bosnia, it looks beautiful!
Do let me know if you need any info in regards to traveling in Bosnia, will try my best to provide. Best wishes on your adventures! š One never knows where one’s passions might lead one to. š Take care and many regards!
Hi
I really enjoy your blog. I have nominated you for the Liebster award. Thank you for your entertaining blog
LucyAnn & Luna
Your creations look amazing!
Thank you! I have a lot of fun making them š Thanks for stopping by!
We dont have such craft ideas in India… so it was all the more fun for me to see this!
Have fun beasting and blogging!!
Hi, thanks for your comment! Glad you enjoyed your visit to the BeastieBlog š
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The Beasties look awesome! š
Thank you! I’ve really enjoyed looking through your blog too, and was interested to see you’re from northern Norway… I visited TromsĆø a couple of years ago, and it was one of the lovliest, friendliest places I’ve ever been š Thanks for your comment!
Quite a fascinating imagination you’ve got there! Looking forward to read more from you! Keep writing and crafting!
Thank you… honestly, I don’t know if I could give up crafting if I tried! No-one ever warns you how addictive it is š Cheers for reading!
Never give up on what makes happy rather satisfied, if crafting it is then so be it. š We all have our addictions š
What an adorable blog and great imagination…love it dearly! :0
Thank you for stopping by my blog! I’m off to take a look at yours š
Helen your blog is absolutely UNIQUE! I’ve never seen anything like it š so fun and cute! It’s a pleasure to be a follower of yours!
Awww, thank you! The Beasties and I are happy to have you aboard š
I love your work Helen and the name “Beasties” even more as my Scottish father used this word to refer
to all creatures, great and small!
Hi Kathy, thanks for stopping by! I’m a little bit Scottish myself, so maybe that’s where I got the name from! š
These are the cutest monsters; I’m sure they bring smiles to faces old and young wherever they pop up! They sure brightened my day!
Pleased to meet you, Helen!
Thanks for stopping by! It’s nice to meet you too… The Beasties and I enjoyed checking out your blog this morning š
Hi Helen
You are artistic and resourceful!!! .
Keep knitting.
Just on a lighter note could you make a brown monster like me š š
I could, and I have! Brown wool is surprisingly hard to find in the shops, but I found some which I use for my special Irish Beasties! Here are some I made last year… https://crawcraftsbeasties.com/2014/06/26/been-a-while/
If you’d like to order your own, just send me an email… š
ur blog was such a great discovery š you had such a cool idea š PedroL
Awww, thank you! I have a lot of fun writing it š
Hi there!
I really love your blog š I have just been writing about you and I have nominated you for the Blogger Recognition Award and the Liebster Award, Congratulations š
You can read all about it here:
Oh wow, thank you! I’ll do my best to respond soon, but I still have a teeny backlog of awards posts left over from when I did Blogging 101 back in August! But thank you so much for thinking of me and my little monsters š
No hurry, it took me about a month to get around to it š
Hahaha, I think at this stage I might have to do one massive post where I respond to them all š
yes that’s what I did š you get a noticeable increase of traffic on your site if you do this way š
Who doesn’t need a little of that every now and again? š Thanks for the tip!
Awww ! Those are some cute looking monsters that you have made š
Thank you! I have a lot of fun making them š And the best bit is hearing stories from their adventures once they leave home! Thanks for your comment š
Hello there ! I have nominated you for a three day quote challenge. You may take it up if you wish to š https://iamabloggertoo.wordpress.com/2016/02/16/three-day-quote-challenge-day-1/
Oh Shilpa, thanks so much for thinking of me for this! Unfortunately I won’t be able to take part, but I’m looking forward to seeing which quotes you choose š
I decided to nominate you for the Creative blogger award, because i find your blog CrEaTiVe ! I hope you come up with more posts and i look forward to reading more of such hilarious and interesting stories of your little monster friends. https://iamabloggertoo.wordpress.com/tag/awards/
Oh wow, an award nomination too? The Beasties and I must be doing something right š
Thanks for thinking of us… I’ll try to respond to your nomination sometime soon! Have a super day! š
You and your cute beasties deserve the award ! Do write more interesting adventure stories of your beasties and i hope to read š
Thanks… And I certainly will š
Your Beasties are the sweetest creatures and am delighted to follow their adventures. š Keep up the amazing Beastie-work! Good vibes from Berlin,
Luiza
Thanks, Luiza! I really enjoyed checking out your work too! Monster greetings back to you from Dublin š
Thank you!! šš
so much adorableness here!
Thanks! I enjoyed popping by your blog yesterday too! Keep in touch š