I've been working on some pretty time-consuming knitting projects lately, and needed a little change of pace. So I picked up the crochet hook and whipped up a little something.
A remote-control holder! Who said stuffies couldn't be practical? T.V. Jake used to be a free pattern that was downloadable from here, but it looks like it's no longer available there. But in case anyone's interested in the pattern, the bottom of my printout says that it was originally published in Crochet Home Magazine No. 58 in 1997.
I didn't have the plastic cat eyes called for in the pattern handy, so I just cut some goofy-looking eyes out of felt and used a glue-gun to secure them.
Now that we have Jake handy, our remote control now has a designated guardian, and Kyle and I will no longer have to waste time looking for the remote. Well, theoretically. We didn't have much of a chance to test things out. It didn't take Oscar long to get jealous of the attention we were paying to Jake. He took a sudden interest in the remote. He wanted to guard the remote, too. Or so we thought. Enter Exhibit A:
Oscar attacked all of the buttons. Okay, nearly all the buttons. He was kind enough to leave the "Enter" button unscathed. Who'd have thought that rubber was so tasty? Needless to say, the remote is significantly harder to use now. It's now permanently resting in Jake's grasp; we aren't going to bother with it anymore. It gets pretty frustrating when you have to push the volume button more than a dozen times to get the volume to go down by one bar. But you know what? Getting up off the ole bottom to walk a couple of feet to change the channel isn't even that much of an inconvenience. It's actually pretty refreshing to get up and stretch your legs once in a while.
Perhaps Oscar really did know what he was doing all along...
OMG!!! THat is hilarious!! At first I thought Oscar attacked Jake, but when I realized the buttons were gone I couldn;t stop laughing. Every time I look back at it I have to chuckle. Sorry for laughing at you loss but that was hella funny!
Posted by: Nubiancraftster | September 16, 2007 at 11:21 PM
LOL I bet it's kinda frustrating, I fried a remote by getting it wet and forgot to take the batteries out while it dried - ooops! And yours is still sorta intact, just button-label-less! ACK! Jake is really cute, though. I really like your improv on the eyes!
It's so funny, the first two pics your remote have un-chewed buttons, and the bottom one is so gnawed up!
Posted by: Kari | September 17, 2007 at 10:09 AM
Too cute, Shirley! I love your creations.
Posted by: lera | September 19, 2007 at 01:54 PM
He is fantastic!!!!!poor jealous Oscar!! Not suprising though Jake is adorable.... I want one to hold everything... It's such a pity toothbrushes get wet.
I would love to find out a bit more about you... so if you have the time and the inclination... you are it. http://littlegreen.typepad.com/romansock/about-me.html
Posted by: Brigitte | September 26, 2007 at 07:50 AM
He's very cute! The pattern is still available at http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?criteria=jake. (If that doesn't work, just search for Jake in the search box on the home page.)
Posted by: Debbie in Iowa | September 26, 2007 at 09:47 PM
My rabbit made the same thing to my remote control, but only eat 4 buttons... :o)
Posted by: Dalia | October 08, 2007 at 05:18 AM