Crochet the MCU

Now he wields two Infinity Stones! I made him the Scepter, aka the Glowstick of Destiny. Bit of a rush job, but I’m entering him into a crochet competition tomorrow, so it had to be finished tonight. If I had time I’d extend the plate ridges on the back, not that you can see them clearly in this photo.

The rightful king of Asgard and Jotunheim, as dressed for his invasion of Earth in 2012. It took me one month to make the base doll, using a pattern by Maria Gavrilova, then five months of crafting time to design and make the outfit. Is it perfect? No. I can point out many errors. But I’m pretty happy with it overall. (If anyone’s interested, I could write a post going through all the bits I’m dissatisfied with...)

Loki wears a number of variations of this armour in The Avengers. This version (sans helmet) is what he wears during his confrontation with Tony Stark in Stark Tower, and later when Thor uses the Tesseract to take them both back to Asgard.

Many photos behind the cut of Loki getting dressed.

The Tesseract and Loki’s helm. I literally bled for the helmet, as I broke two nails, one to the quick, when making stitches with a small hook.

A few additions since I last posted. I made a whole new wig to emulate his messy Avengers look, as the first wig was much more Thor: The Dark World. I also crocheted his shoulder piece, the pauldron and the belt. I’m particularly pleased that the belt threads through the pauldron, as it looks neat even if it wasn’t hard to do.

Finished the surcoat. A few more pics below the cut. Constructed in seven pieces, sewn together, then edges embroidered in silver. I did a mock-up first in tissue paper, but the design was not quite right, as I have no experience of making clothing patterns. I could point out all the places where it is wrong, but it wasn’t wrong enough to make me start over, as this took many hours. The silver edging was a pain too, as at first I did it too tightly and the tension made the pieces curl, so I had to pull it out and re-do it. But I am now grudgingly happy with end result. Next: shoulder piece, pauldron and belt!

To see the stages of the construction so far, check out my other posts. I know I could have set something up on Ravelry instead, but I wanted to share this with fellow MCU fans as I love the art posted here on Tumblr. Thanks to everyone for the likes and reblogs. Yes, this is a ludicrous amount of work but I knew that when I started.

Now with vambraces! I’m considering whether to add some embroidery to suggest engravings. I also re-sewed the jacket again to adjust the angle of the green flashes: it’s still not perfect but it’s better than it was.

I have to re-do the hair though. This wig is fine for The Dark World but it’s not right for The Avengers.

“An ant has no quarrel with a boot.”

While I was away from home, I could only take a ball of yarn and a crochet hook, so I started on the Valkyrie Brunnhilde. This is based on a pattern by Maria Gavrilova, but adjusted so that the finished Valkyrie will have the correct height when compared to the Loki, as Tessa Thompson is quite a bit shorter than Tom Hiddleston. The modifications have made the legs look pretty muscled, which I hope will work out. I mean, she ought to be able to kick people into next week. But I’m prepared to start over if it doesn’t look proportional once I make the torso.

I had planned to crochet her in her Sakaarian armour, but I’m also tempted to put her in the suit she’s wearing in the Thor: Love and Thunder trailer. I suppose I could make both outfits? Let’s see how I’m feeling after I finish Loki’s armour.

Trousers complete. In retrospect, I should simply have made black trousers, then crocheted the silver metal separately and sewn it on: this would have been easier and looked just as good.