Surfing the net in search of anything crochet-related, monster-inspired, or – best of all – both, is one of those things that can easily keep me up far too late at night. There’s just so much amazing creativity out there, so many ideas and artists to get lost in. One piece that really stuck with me is the green alien by Noisy Pitta – I hadn’t checked back in a while, but that creature stayed in the back of my mind.

It’s such a fabulous creature, full of personality and charm. I found myself going back to look at it again and again, drawn to all those little details that make it so special. And then, last month, something clicked – out of a leftover ball of raspberry red yarn, a distant relative of that alien began to take shape in my own hands.