Finished project: Balut. Wait, whaaa?
This little guy needs a bit of an explanation…. A few weeks ago, some good friends of mine gave me a brand new bottle of Grey Goose vodka, for no reason at all. So to show them my appreciation, I decided to crochet them some things. The girl was obvious; I made her some cupcakes (because she is so sweet) and plan to make an ice-cream cone when I can find the right yarn. The guy was a little bit harder… What would a guy like?
He is quite an unusual person, the kind that tells bizarre stories and you cannot quite tell if he is telling the truth or pulling your leg. I am usually hoping he is pulling my leg but I have a feeling most of the stories are actually true… So I had to think: what is the weirdest, craziest thing I could ever crochet?
And then it hit me. Inspired by this chick, I decided to make… Balut!
For those not familiar with balut, it is:
A delicacy of Southeast Asia and especially the Philippines, a balut is a fertilized duck egg with a nearly developed embryo inside that is boiled and eaten in the shell. Their high protein content is complimentary to the consumption of beer.
From Wikipedia.
I used a blue-ish fuzzy yarn from Target and a pale yellow yarn. Everyone I show him to gives me the weirdest looks…
He can come out of his shell to play.
He likes to wear it on his head and pretend he is a soldier.
He also likes to play superhero and pretend to fly!
8 Responses to “Finished project: Balut. Wait, whaaa?”
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That is so adorable! Would you be able to send me the modified pattern? I would love to make some penguin chickies.
Wow! That is so cute, in a bizarre sorta way! I would love the modified pattern too, it’d be fun to make one for my nephew. ^^ Love the soldier pic, that’s just too adorable! ;3
omg, i was just browsing thru your site and this caught my eye. i’m filipino, and i think this is the most hilarious thing ever. it’s so cute and so creative!
lol, that is so cute!!!
Very creative and well done ^^
OMG BALUT..LOL..
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This is REALLY cute! I too was wondering if you’d be willing to share the modified pattern. If so, I would LOVE to have it.
this is completely adorable and SO clever.
I have a Filipino friend who would love this – because my attempts at crocheting have been disastrous I was wondering if you were selling these anywhere? if not, i’d be willing to pay for a custom little balut.