In His Steps

I went to Harvest War again! I went with Rosslyn, Spousal Unit, and our friend El. We hung out and wandered about, attended classes and made friends! Egyptian is apparently a thing in the SCA! El was ecstatic to hear that. Check out this Hittite armor! We went to court and it was nice to see. Spousal Unit thought he would be funny. El. And I got a new sideless surcoat! And I ended the day kicking everyone's trash playing Vomiting Monk, a period game like Uno.

Our friend Sam got free tickets for Douglas and I to go to Gaming Con. It was a smaller con, but we were able to play D&D and see some cool things. I also ate churros. Two of them. Delicious. Douglas found a LARP group and joined in on some of the boffer games. He couldn't resist and had a grand time.

Originally posted 4/23/13: I’ve been inspired to actually post this stuff! Why not!  First the actual items obtained so far for the fanbot. She has no name yet. She’s just kind Fanbot1.0 in my head. I have the riding hat, gloves, and clockwork dial for the external interface of the power core here. Now the fun stuff. Yes, I did draw this myself. I’m not completely sold on the facial design yet. She does look perpetually perplexed and that amuses me, so I might keep that part (it’s more exaggerated in chibi pics I’ve doodled in my school notes). She’s mostly ball jointed (supposedly for smoother motion—not always successful) and pistons in the arms and legs. She swivels a lot. I’m debating on her current power source, but her original power source was down by winding her up with a simple key in the back of her upper torso chassis. She is not nearly as advanced as a Walter bot, not being made by Colonel Walter I. (My note on the far right about the mini outfi...

Originally posted 7/24/12: This is an old video blog, or "Flog" as Felicia Day calls it. I love watching people learn something new. "This is rocket science." LOL. I'm sure most crafters have seen this by now, but if not, enjoy! She's a delight, and I love seeing men learn these things as well. Enjoy watching others learning to croquet--er, crochet.

Originally posted 7/17/12: I've been working on a few projects, but the first one up is actually from back in March, I think. Lily Sugar'n Cream Scents (yes, it's scented) in Camomile. Bernat Mosaic in Psychedelic. I used the multicolored and peach yarns to make the following "fingerstaches" for my little sister. The flat handlebar mustache before I connected the two ends. I made her two. I have it on good authority she loved them. This yarn is actually my first handspun ever. As in I spun it myself with my drop spindle. It's extremely slubby, but what does one expect? Plymouth Yarn Dreambaby DK Solid in 0109, otherwise known as Blue. Plymouth Yarn Dreambaby DK Solid in 0100, or White. Knit Picks Brava Worsted in Black. The three yarns above are what I've been using to create the Tardis Socks. Yep, Tardis Socks! The black yarn above I had to buy because I stupidly traded away som...

Originally posted 7/1/12: I finished my second pair of socks (the ones I mentioned I never swatched for), and they are also Harry Potter themed. The pattern is called  "Weasley Homestead"  and the pattern designer is Erica Lueder, the same author I got the Hermione Everyday Socks pattern from. This yarn became the following socks. Here is the first sock with the top, heel, heel turn, gusset already complete. I was much less meticulous in documenting these. Trying it on just for fun. The fit was good, but I was making these for a friend, so the socks fitting me was not quite the point. And here's the completed project. During just the gusset and heel turn, these socks managed to have a more consistent color area instead of the random striping the rest of the socks have. I had a great deal of fun watching the orange, brown, and magenta tiger stripes form there. Overall, I am very proud of these, and the recipient tried them on insta...