FO: Jayne Cobb hat
Finished the Jayne Cobb hat for Hubby:
The scraps of yarn are all that's left of the Wool of the Andes, most of it went into the pompom. This is one of the scariest things I've ever knit. I made the ear flaps in Fisherman'
Alison Hawke
Censorship
Interesting thread on the WordPress support forums about censorship and ethics. After reading it, I added this to my About the blog page:
You are free to comment on my blog, but once you do, all comments belong to me and I will censor, edit, or delete at will. Play
Kung Fu Science
Kung Fu? Meet Physics.
What do you get if you put a physicist, a martial arts expert and a pile of wooden planks in one room? Some smaller planks. We've all seen it. Some bloke with a hand of steel slicing a lump of concrete or block of
Jayne hat
Started the Jayne Cobb hat for Hubby to wear to the opening night of the Serenity movie on September 30th.
I like the Knit Picks Wool of the Andes, the Carrot and Daffodil colours are perfect. Unfortunately the Tomato I ordered with them was a little too radioactive red, so
Canterbury Rap
Chaucer's tales become rap
songs
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A rap artist has translated some of the best known works of poet Geoffrey Chaucer into hip-hop to make them appeal to schoolchildren. Canadian Baba Brinkman wants modern teenagers to warm to the 14th-century Canterbury Tales. He is to tour English schools with
Doctor, is that you?
Doctor Who, fashion icon. My first look at the new Doctor
He's been a dandy, an Edwardian cricketer and most famously wore a long scarf. Doctor Who's togs change as he regenerates. So what are the fashion tips from everyone's favourite Time Lord? Flamboyant.
All grown up
It finally happened:
I know this isn't exactly new technology, but I have avoided getting a swift and winder for ages. Didn't think I needed one, and besides, Chris at the yarn store would wind things for me for a small fee. There's stuff
Faina-along!
Who's up for a Faina's Scarf knit-along? You need 450 yards of sportweight yarn and size 4US needles. This is the scarf:
It's a gorgeous scarf and I don't want to mess it up. I need a support group! I have 3
FO: Summer Purse
Finished the Summer Purse:
I really don't like sewing things together. Attaching the strap was hard, it's a canvas webbing belt, and I doubled it at the ends to keep it from fraying. The button is a wooden octagon I picked up in a fabric store,
The Great Unknown
I am going to try knitting Faina's Scarf by Fiber Trends. It's a geometric lace scarf, to be knit with Elsebeth Lavold's Silky Wool in Dawn Rose (colour 12), which is a dusty pink colour. I was planning to knit the Koigu Patch of