Someone on Bluesky asked how Patches would handle a Graboid attack and who am I to not draw something based off of one of my favorite movies ever???
Anyway, Patches loves nature and wildlife and giant carnivorous worms from before the dinosaurs are no exception! Her size makes it very difficult to hide making noise but it also means she can defend herself a lot easier should a graboid try to attack her.
Kit being on the smaller end of the food chain would much rather run away or be on a safe boulder!
El Blanco the Graboid photoshoot! (Feat. Scotty the action figure!)
(Read more for story and technique used)
My brother and I are hoping to see Michael Rooker sometime, as he had a part in the Tremors TV series. That hopeful meeting is what inspired this Graboid crochet stuffie, and I'm very happy with how it turned out. The mandibles are what I'm especially proud of!
As for Scotty... he just happened to be the action figure who was the perfect size to demonstrate the lethality of El Blanco and his tentacles. (Scotty is like six inches tall)
No wires, by the way. The mandibles are each two panels (four all together), with the inside panels being shorter than the others by a couple rows. Thus, when sewn together, they curved inward.
I think the spikes were the most annoying part. Too tight of a circle to make them in. But I managed it -w-
As for plans for this piece... I want to show it to Michael Rooker, but eventually also to other notable Tremors actors such as Kevin Bacon and Michael Gross especially. Here's to wishing and hoping!
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Tremors (c) Universal Pictures
Art by me - please do not repost without permission
🪱 Holy baloney and beans it's been 35 years since Tremors released! Grew up watching the recorded from TV version with all of the goofy dubs over the cussing. Made this design years ago but people still seem to like it a lot.
