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so who should I root for? america or one of those other countries I learned about in the food court?

Jul 10, 2008
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Today I found out about a wonderfully wonderful knitting event, the Ravelympics! Basically, it's a free-for-all where knitters/crocheters/spinners/etc. pick crafty events to participate in. You can't start the project(s) until the opening ceremony, and you have to finish before the closing ceremony.

I signed up for three events: Cowl Jump, Amigurumi Toss, and Mitten Medley. The whole idea is the challenge yourself, and I think three projects in 17 days is a good challenge! Most people choose one complicated pattern to undertake, but I thought a few different kinds would be fun. So here's the plan:

For the Cowl Jump, I have three different patterns in mind:

Smoke Ring by Cosette Cornelius-Bates

Grassy by Larissa Brown

... and Cashmere Cowl No. 2 by The Purl Bee

I have a feeling I'll be doing the last one, because I have a skein of absolutely stunning Malabrigo Lace in violet that I am dying to use. Seriously.

For the next event, the Amigurumi Toss, I am going to make the set of four Fighters by NeedleNoodles:

I may need to limit myself to one of them, maybe two. It depends on how quick they are to crochet (which it looks like they are very quick projects, minus the felt parts, etc.).

And for the Mitten Medley I'll be making a pair of Rose's Wrist Warmers.

Here's a terrible picture of them from the show:

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You can kind of see them I guess. I couldn't find a better shot.

I'm pretty sure of what yarns to use so far. Malabrigo Lace for Cashmere Cowl No. 2 (if that ends up being the cowl I choose), I'll probably make the Fighters out of scraps of Knit Picks Swish Superwash or Caron Simply Soft (while packing today I discovered that I have, like, ten skeins of the stuff in lots of different colors), and Rowan Pure Wool DK for the wrist warmers.

Phew. That's a lot of stuff. I can't wait!
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a by-product of the tv industry

Jun 7, 2008
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brain slug

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We favour unreasonably huge subsidies to the Brain Slug Planet.

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there's no point being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.

Apr 26, 2008
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Double post!

ビスケット

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Why yes, I did finally finish the biscuit amigurumi for my friend knitmn on Ravelry. The photo doesn't do it much justice, but you get the idea. It's a pillow that looks like a biscuit. I've finished three projects today ... and I'm still completely unmotivated to work on anything remotely school-ish. I'll take The Doctor's advice, I suppose.

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all i know is that my gut says maybe.

Mar 26, 2008
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I cannot escape the clutches of Futurama.

oh my yes

I just got these in the mail a few days ago. Totally worth it. Although I know there are more out there somewhere, at least I think there are. One is a Golden Bender, from the episode "The Farnsworth Parabox." There are also action figures. I need to track those down.

Anyway.

I really posted to talk briefly about my current project.

wip - ビスケット

I can't really say what it is, because it's a special gift for someone. But if you can read Japanese you can figure it out. Otherwise ... wait and see. :) This is a knit project, which is really nice because my knitting is a thousand times better than my crocheting.

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who needs sleep?

Mar 19, 2008
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Well, I do, to be honest. But I just crochet instead.

fo - raindrop 2

Back to the norm of small, easy projects. I think this one turned out a bit better than last time. I have been dreading the seaming of my sweater, especially since for some crazy reason the shoulders aren't lining up right. The front panels where the shoulders meet are thiner than the their back panel counterparts. I'm not sure how I'll fudge that. Everything else seems fine, though.

Oh, and this is, I believe, #15 of 33. Go me.

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and then there were none

Feb 26, 2008
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Now that I have successfully passed all of my masters comps I can resume craftiness!

fo - squid 2

I decided to make another squid. I can't remember if I mentioned this here or not, but I am working out a swap/trade with Gretchen Funk, one of the co-owners of the Triple Rock Social Club in MN. Triple Rock puts on lots of punk shows, and she has lots of old silk screened posters and show goodies that she has offered in exchange for amigurumis. Added bonus/fun fact: her husband is Erik Funk from Dillinger Four. So. She said because of her marital hookup that she could send me D4 stuff as well. All in all, total awesomeness.

fo - squid 2

So. She really liked the first squid that I made, so I made one just for her. I'm still not very good at the whole embroidery thing, but it's still pretty cute. I followed the gauge correctly this time, and this one is super tiny. It's about two inches tall, max. Seriously.

I'm also happy that I seem to have figured out my light tent settings. Those colors are pretty much spot-on. You have to love good photography. Lighting is soooo important.

Next up are a few raindrops, then to finish the cactus, and then some knitting. I have a stole to work on and I'd like to start a sweater. Maybe I should write my thesis, though ...

fur and loathing

Feb 19, 2008
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Man down! Man down!

man down!

I have no idea how he got the end of the embroidery thread (used for the mouth) out of the back like that. Damn cat.

identity crisis

Feb 18, 2008
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I've been inspired by Ghandi. I've also been inspired by Scott Ramsoomair.

I'm going to figure out how to make a Kirby amigurumi, and then I'm going to make costumed ones! Particularly:
#66: Black Mage
#69: Moogle
#85: Pac-Man
#37: Krug

I also want to make amigurumi patterns for Krug and a FF Cactuar. I think they would be neato.

Since I'm on a week-long knitting/crocheting ban I can only get pleasure in plotting and scheming.

last laugh

Feb 17, 2008
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I decided to use my last free evening before master qualifying exam terror to make some amis.

fo - drip

fo - whale

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#11 & #12, go me!
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precious metal

Feb 16, 2008
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After making a few amigurumi from the Japanese book I had, I decided it might be wise to figure out what the hook sizes and yarn symbols meant. You know. So that what I make actually turns out the right size. Some things seem so tiny. But apparently they are supposed to be. Silly Japanese.

I found this blog with translation charts. For convenience I'll repost them here.

Recommended crochet hook sizes for yarn weights

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Japanese crochet hook sizes & diameter

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Now I have a much better idea of what I should be doing. Hooray! If you check out the original post, there are links to sites that translate Japanese katakana/kanji that you'd find in Japanese patterns. It is incredibly helpful.

Thank goodness for Google.
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