It’s odd, how the fictional world created by J.R.R. Tolkien can seem so much closer to real life than the artificiality of the Las Vegas strip. I’ve been walking around that part of Las Vegas the past few days, and must say I can’t wait to get home! I know there is a more or less normal city just a… Continue Reading Ithilien meets Las Vegas
Continue reading →No, just an offbeat way to get good measurements! I’m almost ready to start the detailed-sketch phase of Ithilien Brocade pattern making. Of course, I could get out the measuring tape and start writing down the numbers. And most of the time, that works okay. But I’ve found that it always seems that there’s something I missed, or a number… Continue Reading Duct tape armor???
Continue reading →Okay, I’m going out on a limb here… I’ve decided to do quite a bit of “show and tell” as I’m working through the design for my current major project. This is a bit risky, because of course I can’t guarantee how it’s going to turn out, or how many false paths I’ll be starting down (and then backtracking), but… Continue Reading Design-in-progress: Ithilien Brocade
Continue reading →My KnitPicks Harmony dpns (double-pointed needles) arrived the other day! I am SO pleased with them! Of course, I love the fact that they come six to a package… I prefer wood or bamboo dpns to metal, and they just don’t survive some of the accidental treatment I’ve given them. Like being shut in a car door. So even though… Continue Reading New needles; and the gears are whirring
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