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Knitting the Mario Scarf

3:19 PM on 08.08.2008   |   Brad Nicholson

Knitting the Mario Scarf photo

Videogames have this funny tendency to capture the imagination. Some of us figurines, create Lego replicas, or even draw our favorite characters. For Cassie, her love of the NES version of Super Mario Brothers has translated to an endearing project called “The Mario Scarf.” Basically, the Mario scarf is a free-hand version of entire level 1-1 map offered by the guys over at Ian-Albert. Cassie is free-handing it because the pattern of the map is a bit too large to fit on one scarf.

At one point early in the process, Cassie found that her scarf was taking its toll on her mind and body. After slowing her work, Cassie eventually quit altogether. Recently, her boyfriend’s promise of marriage upon completion of the project has motivated her to finish. In fact, Cassie has created a blog dedicated to her new journey with the scarf. If you're wondering about the progress, it is currently eight feet long and looking entirely way too cool.

This is definitely an awesome task at hand, and we all wish her the best. Check out her blog and see her awesome work thus far. I can’t wait to see the finished product. While we wait for Cassie to finish, tell me what you have created from your love of videogames.








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taterchimp's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 15:20
taterchimp
I would totally wear that. Maybe I could convince my mother to knit me up something like that....
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 15:21
mix
That is looking pretty sweet but I wonder who wants to wear a HUGE scarf like that.....
tgammet's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 15:28
tgammet
That's sorta sweet in an extortionist way.
bam2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 15:35
bam2003
this is a smart fuckin idea, start sellin these, fuck u could make some moneeeeey!
ChunkyB's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 15:39
ChunkyB
I agree that it's freaking awesome. But the thing is going to be like 20 feet long.

I guess you could wear ONLY the scarf, and just keep wrapping it around yourself, making sure to wrap up the naughty bits (or not wrap them up, depending on your preference).
Merry Ho's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 16:13
Merry Ho
I have always wanted to make Level 1-1 into a belt to go with my Real NES controller belt buckle, but I haven't found an economical or practical way of doing this, any ideas?
Merry Ho's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 16:15
Merry Ho
@bam2003: and then get sued by Nintendo!
cryocide's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 16:40
cryocide
@tgammet: It's not really extortion. It's a good way to see if she's willing to commit to something and see it through. If she can see something this frivolous through, then maybe there's some hope for the marriage itself should problems arise.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2008 03:09
mistic
sweeeeeet!

I once made myself a set of those bead-art-drink-coasters :-)
GnappyAssassin's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/09/2008 04:14
GnappyAssassin
I made a Mario-themed Unreal 2k4 level back when that meant something... It was fun as hell to play at school.
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