Via Starwars.com:
HE’S A BB UNIT. ONE OF A KIND. ORANGE, WHITE, AND MADE OF YARN.
Most Impressive Fans is a feature highlighting the amazing creativity of Star Wars devotees, from cosplay to props. If there’s a fearless and inventive fan out there, we’ll highlight them here.
Like Rey, Ellie McPhee is always stopping to fix her BB-8’s antenna or readjust his wobbly head.
This pint-sized astromech isn’t carrying important information vital to the Resistance (at least, not that we know of — maybe it’s classified). It’s more likely Ellie and her plushy astromech are out for a stroll on the streets of Seattle or headed to a convention exhibit hall. Strangers stop Ellie to compliment what they at first mistake to be a mass-produced movie tie-in. Children tug on parents’ sleeves to get their attention and sometimes stop for a hug and a photo op. Her friends come over and nuzzle the life-sized BB-series droid. But for Ellie, the project started as a way to simply ease her own nervous energy and help to focus in school.
“Originally the idea of crocheting was something I started to cope with my anxiety and my short attention span,” the 18-year-old says. “I started crocheting in class and I was able to pay attention more during lectures. It’s a coping mechanism…It’s like the fidget spinner only you’re doing something productive.”
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