Imagining Psyche through Crochet
- Year
- 2024-2025
- Artist
- Carrie Geisler
- University
- Princeton University
- Major
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Title
- Imagining Psyche through Crochet
- Genre
- Amigurumi
- Medium
- Crochet
- Category
- physical 3D
- Current Location
- ISTB-4
- Description
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This project, entitled “Imagining Psyche through Crochet,” is a crochet interpretation of the Psyche asteroid and Psyche goddess. It’s my hope that this project will catch the eye of children, especially young girls, and help them learn about the Psyche mission, perhaps inspiring them to pursue a career in STEM.
For my abstract model of the 16 Psyche asteroid, I followed the Full Moon Crochet Pattern by Etsy shop catsscrochet and put my own spin on it by choosing a gray and brown variegated yarn to reflect the metallic elements that make up Psyche. I also embroidered the craters using a mixture of red-brown and dark grey yarn to represent the unknown surface of the asteroid.
For my crochet doll of the Psyche goddess, I primarily followed the Twinkle Faries Crochet Doll Pattern by Etsy shop PocketFullOPoseys, but I also incorporated parts of the Rapunzel and Pascal Crochet doll pattern by Etsy shop FennecToysUA to create her long, flowing curls. I used a purple variegated yarn for her dress and sparkling magenta safety eyes to reflect the colors of the Psyche mission patch. Special thanks to the pattern creators mentioned above and my grandma, who taught me to crochet.
Part of Imagining Psyche through Crochet