Edit: This pattern is now up for sale! Check out this post for the details: http://fantasticmio.com/2012/06/27/snakes-and-ladders-goes-live/

This story has two beginnings: at the last guild meeting, I asked if there was any particular reason why Jacob’s Ladders had to be straight; and Mass Effect 3 was about to be released and make me a “Gamer Widow“.

Now, I quite enjoy the Mass Effect games. It’s a neat story line, and Charles plays the games so thoroughly that we never miss a single plot point or line of enquiry. As a crocheter, though, I would be remiss if I didn’t use the time he was wrapped up in his game to make something cool.

Those of you who are mildly familiar with Mass Effect 3 are probably saying, “but ME3 hasn’t been released yet!”. To which those of you are are quite familiar with it would reply, “ah, but they released a demo of the game as a free download ahead of time.”

In the spirit of this “demo” version of the game, I decided to try playing with Jacob’s Ladders to see what they could do.

After a few swatches…

I was ready to go!

This bears repeating: Charles plays these games quite thoroughly, exploring what is possible with every type of character, so, after the first day:
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Then the second:
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The four days later:
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He shot enemies, I crocheted:

Five days:
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Only to finish eight days after I started:

Here are some close-ups (click to enlarge!) :

Here’s the front compared to the back:

Only one question remains: what the heck am I going to make during the actual game now?

(Edit: some pictures removed due to reprehensible behaviour)