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Alison Hawke

Alison Hawke

Tests of togetherness

There are some things that prove you're a couple. Survive these tasks, and nothing can beat you. This is a small and incomplete list: Go on a long distance road trip and get lost, but stay together. Really lost. Guildford to Bournemouth via Portsmouth in the middle of

When technology goes bad

He started life with such potential. Storing phone numbers, calendars, little notes, all the important data his master could provide. But it wasn't enough. This PDA had ideas above his station. He left his masters employ, and after a string of adventures ended up stranded outside in the

Eternal progress

The Eternal Sweater is finally restarted. I've got one and a bit pattern repeats up the front so far: Finally got a decent shot of the cable pattern, a thirty six row by twenty six stitch panel, which has to be coordinated with a ten row repeated cable.

Mars simulation planned

Russian call for Mars volunteers. Russian scientists are selecting volunteers to be locked in a capsule for 500 days to test plans for a trip to Mars. The mock mission is designed to simulate the tough conditions of a space trip to the Red Planet. A team of six men

Mouse attack

This is the second catnip mouse, along with what was left from the ball of Lamb's Pride after making one Coronet hat and two mice: Quantum and Tangle were fighting over the solitary mouse last night, now they have one each. Mouse #1 finally dried enough to stuff

Book arrival

Woohoo! My copy of Stitch n' Bitch Nation arrived in the mail today! Free books are a wonderful thing. Working on a couple of catnip mice, which taught me how to do bobbles. Or rather, how to attempt to do bobbles, reason that the cats will only chew on

One down

Finished one of the hemp blend socks: It's thinner than my purple comfort socks are, but still warm. The reinforcement thread feels a little odd, but it will probably soften in the wash. I'm supposed to handwash this yarn. Forgot my ferocious tension the first time

Hemp socks

It's difficult to capture the colour of this wool, hemp, and mohair yarn, suffice to say it's gorgeous: The hemp socks are coming along nicely. The heels and toes are reinforced with beige thread, which muddies the colours. This photo is part of the un-reinforced foot.

Baking

Imagine the scent of nutmeg and fresh baked scones to go with this picture: Note the one deformed scone made from the leftovers that wouldn't fit in the cutter right in the middle. That one tastes best of all. Here's the recipe, go bake!

New physics

Device to probe limits of physics. UK physicists have completed the first crucial element of an experimental device designed to probe the forces that shape our Universe. The Atlas experiment will explore the fundamental properties of matter and look for "new physics" beyond the limits of our current

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