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I first saw Howie Woo's work on Neatorama, but then quickly spent way too much time on his site checking out all his killer (get it?) crochet projects, from dynamite to ray guns, to cigarettes. This guy has talent! And a wacky sense of humor, which is a mighty fine combination IMHO. (Be sure to check out his homemade videos!)

This Canadian native describes his work as "crochet creations inspired by life's fun oddities," and if his blog is to be believed, he's a crochet newbie who hasn't even been crocheting amigurumi for a year. Dude, did I mention he's got talent?! His work has inspired me to pull out my Visual Crochet how-to book and to give learning crochet another chance!