Borderlands 2 – Claptrap (CL4P-TP)

Borderlands 2 has been seriously cutting into my crochet time since it’s release. I’ve got a Gunzerker and a Siren all the way through the story and have really enjoyed playing it with friends and exploring Pandora. My favorite character from the whole game is Claptrap, who I have planned to crochet ever since he called me minion.

He was a fair bit of a challenge, as are most things that are cube shaped or have angles, and was ripped out and redone several times. The body is reinforced with plastic canvas and the arms and wheel are attached with electrical copper wiring so he is poseable. I will be publishing the pattern once it’s all written out, formatted and checked for sanity, so you can all make your own… but I was too jazzed to wait so the teaser images are all you get for now.

You’ll be my fearsome minion!

Claptrap side view… soooo lonely.

Seductive pose or nap time?

I’ll be putting down the PS3 controller for a few hours (GASP) to host a virtual videochat stitch & bitch starting this Wednesday Dec 7th from 8:30 pm EST to whenever things naturally wind down. Grab your latest project (knitters will be politely tolerated Kidding! You guys know I love you right?) and hop in to the video chat room, bitch about stuff, work on things, show off finished projects and share tips or ask questions. Those with webcams and mics will have the ability to be seen and heard but text chat will be available for those who do not have the necessary equipment or are in Witness Protection programs. Please note IE is not compatible with tinychat, Firefox or Chrome are recommended.