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Monthly Archives March 2008

Monkey on my back

I’ve knit this ball of yarn several times. First I tried another pattern with 64 stitches, and I couldn’t get it over my heel. See that attempt here. Then I tried that same pattern with 72 stitches. The pooling was awful—see that attempt here.
So then I tried Monkey. This pattern is [...]

Posted 23 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Knitting § Rants § WTF ‡ Comments (7) °

Lampshade — or bodystocking? You decide

via boingboing

Nadine Sterk, Sleeping Beauty, 2006, Design Academy Eindhoven, Atelier.
Jeff Werner writes,
“A lamp that develops like a living organism: switch it on and it slowly starts growing by knitting its own lampshade at a speed of three rotations per hour.”
I was excited to see this in person, having just discovered it in a grad catalogue [...]

Posted 22 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Diversions § Knitting § Sexism ‡ Comments (2) °

Eye Candy Friday

“Autumn Girls” from Spunky Eclectic4 ounces handpainted BFL
Amy is a genius with color. Isn’t this beautiful? Can wait to spin it.

Posted 21 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Eye Candy Friday § Photography § Spinning ‡ Comments (0) °

Well, that’s a relief

You Are 12% Sociopath

You’re empathetic, loyal, and introspective.In other words, there’s no way you’re a sociopath… but you can spot one pretty easily!

Are You A Sociopath?

Posted 20 March 2008 † Alarming Female § Amused ‡ Comments (4) °