Sesame Street Yip-Yip Alien
When I saw this felted Yip-Yip Alien, I thought to myself, “Why didn’t I think of this?!” Never once did I think about making my own Yip-Yip. Not even when Rob and Mindy came to the Halloween Party as them!
Krissykat used the felting technique, but if I used a good yarn and crochet, I could make it look the same without the felting process. I think I would make mine “full size” and use ping pong balls for the eyes, just like Jim Hensen did.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, here is a clip of the Yip-Yip Aliens trying to communicate with a telephone.
After watching this, I realized that kids today might not recognize the telephone. Phones today look so different now. In fact, in our house, we don’t have a land line. All we have are cell phones, which look VASTLY different than the rotary dial phone sitting on this desk.
In twenty more years, the Yip-Yip Aliens will resemble HUMANS more than aliens.
Via: Craftzine.com blog: Needle-Felted Yip Yip Alien
Update 06-21-08: Craftzine.com blog: HOW TO – Make a Yip Yip Costume