Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Resistance Against Baby Things is Futile

My husband and I devour television shows on DVD. Right now we're working on the third and final season of Veronica Mars, but not too long ago we finished Season 3 of Star Trek: the Next Generation. I grew up on TNG. My parents had Starfleet uniforms, and my twin brothers dressed as borg one year for Halloween. (I don't know how I dodged the cosplay bullet, but I did. I didn't really mean to. That's dumb luck for you.)

So when I saw this picture in the final episode of the season ("The Best of Both Worlds, Part 1"), I immediately wanted to figure out how to knit it. But I think it might just be one of those things I do just to sock it away for any future (and I mean fuuuuuture) children-of-my-own.


It's definitely got to have earflaps and some sort of snap beneath the chin, and the tubing can be done with i-cord. The "brim", I'm not so sure about, but I'm leaning toward something like ribbing that's picked up/continued in such a way to give it a layered look.

As for the chest implant? Totally something you can button on a shirt and then hook pacifiers to. Clearly. Isn't that what all borg babies do?

Thursday, September 17, 2009

I should update more. Yeah, I think so.

With the Brain Hat done and the Sack Fingerless gloves in The Netherlands, I've started several other projects to occupy my time with. Some of them, I've already finished. Sorry I don't have pictures yet. The yarn includes Jagger Spun Super Lamb for another pair of present-fingerless-gloves and Jagger Spun The Maine Line for the Whiskey Felted Cap from Boutique Knits.

I love Boutique Knits. There are so many pretty things in there. I wish my style (and build) were more like a 20s debutante so I could pull more of it off.

The yarn I ordered for the Fizzlybear Sweater came in today. It's goregeous! I started with the sleeve, and it's knitting up CRAZY FAST. I'm a knitting demon with these enormous needles, I am.

Also, now that CastleFibers is back from her SCA event, she taught me how to do the toe on the Socks for the Mother-in-Law. There's a story behind those socks, which I'll tell later.

So many projects. I'd rather be knitting right now.

OH! Secret Project is done, but due to secrecy, I can't show you. BWAHAHA!