tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72221055846348238372024-03-14T01:19:14.954-07:00Mostly Nerdy CrochetAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-79390258159933927032016-12-16T11:53:00.000-08:002016-12-16T11:53:01.891-08:00Goodbye 2016This year was a shit storm. Actually, I think a literal shit storm would have been preferred to everything that happened this year.<br />
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That being said, here's the good stuff. I've finished my first book and am in the process of finding representation. In bad news I have no representation. My book is designed to take the white vanilla audience and lead them into a world of diverse sexualities and culture. Problem is... it starts slower than current popular books tend to. Book one is all "look this is so safe and familiar" then book two goes "oh look at all these dark corners" and the third will be "it's too late to turn back, you're stuck . Look at all the alternative lifestyles now filling that once vanilla ice cream." Because furthering compassion, understanding, empathy, and making a strike against isolation is my entire writing goal. All these things are entirely irrelevant if my story sucks though, and I'm incapable of objectivity when it comes to this, as hard as I may try. I honestly don't think anything I've done is BAD... but perhaps it's simply not good enough. Sigh.<br />
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As for my nerd life updates: I've started playing D&D. Actually I'm the DM. I suck at the game aspects, but I'm good with story improvising, so it evens out so far. My husband is really game technical on it all and may end up DMing the next one. I've taken to painting miniatures for the adventure and fucking love it.<br />
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After the massive crochet blanket I made for my sister's wedding gift last year I swore off yarn for a while. Then, after the loss of my grandmother, I decided to make two more (the granny squares in the middle were handed down by her). One for my mother and one for me. Here's what's soon to be my mom's (unfinished). Cats are sleeping on the original one for my sister.<br />
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I also made one of my best friends a giant carrot pillow for her birthday. Don't ask. The important part is that she loved it.<br />
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I participated in GISHWHES again this year (Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World has Ever Seen), but for the last time. Turns out having a full-time creative job means I'm less inspired for a wacky scavenger hunt. Doesn't help that I really only manage the team. Still, here's my best art item from it (a butterfly bra for assisting a charity. Mine is in the coffee table book).<br />
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Otherwise the majority of my year was spent writing, editing, revising, rewriting, and pulling out my hair. I DO have something very special that I've been waiting to share for over a year, BUT I have to wait until my book is going to be published so I can use them to help promote my work. Here's a small hint:<br />
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The real deal is SO MUCH COOLER.<br />
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Anyway if you still follow this blog, cheers mate. I'm not dead, but I'm not sure I'm exactly "living" either.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-37998665495864555762016-01-06T13:25:00.001-08:002016-01-06T13:25:36.222-08:00I'm not dead!<div style="text-align: center;">
Please don't hate me. I'm working on rewriting, editing, and (hopefully) publishing my first book, so I quite honestly forget this blog exists. That being said I have in no way forgotten about my crafting hobbies. Let me share some of my 2015 adventures!</div>
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I'm still doing yoga. Knocked it up a notch and teach under a black light with dubstep.</div>
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And just recently I'm undertaking the designing of mandalas for henna work, and learning how to paint with watercolors. Then, you know, that whole book writing thing. Mustn't forget that. </div>
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Look look! They open! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-26338949953227364772014-09-24T13:48:00.002-07:002014-09-24T13:49:30.659-07:00Wedding Assistant I spent the last month visiting my family and working on my sister's wedding. She wanted a lot of stuff DIY.... which turned more into "make your sister do it."<br />
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Days and days of set up. I also sewed the table runners and hand dyed the napkins and runners to match. I then wrapped forks in said napkins and tied them with a little bow. Oh and I was in charge of flowers so I worked on all the table pieces, boutonnieres, corsages, and a bit on the bouquet. </div>
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For VanCon I cosplayed Abaddon.</div>
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SO. With the help of my beautiful friend I sewed my FIRST ever dress! Taadaa! The corset was necessary though as I couldn't get the stupid waist to fit right. The shoulders were also a bit tight, and the darts for the chest were terrible. Happily the corset hid almost all of those flaws.<br />
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The same beautiful friend made the leather hip bag that I sported on both trips to the fair. It was her birthday gift to me and I'm not going to lie. It kicks ass.</div>
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But yay! First time at a Ren Faire! In my youth I had a terrible old woman tell me how I shouldn't go to faires unless I wanted to offend people by not being historically accurate or using the wrong fabrics. As an impressionable 13 year old at the time I took her at her word. It wasn't until my friend bought us tickets and demanded I attend that I gave in. Well, you know what? MOST FUN EVER.</div>
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Never have I had so much positive attention in my life! Men were free and honest with their compliments. Women ranged from historical, to stunning, to whimsical, and everyone was there to have fun. We attended on opening weekend and were given free tickets to return again the following week.</div>
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Not expecting to receive tickets to return we rushed about to make me another quick outfit. She had another dress in her closet from previous years ready to go, but I had to scramble a bit. This was the result.</div>
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It's funny how easy it is to forget where you're going. I'm not talking about when you enter a room and forget what you went in there for, sure I do that all the time, but in this case I'm talking about the steps I've taken towards this whole big life thing.<br />
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I'm a bit of a hermit. There, I said it. But I travel more in my head and into other worlds than I will ever have the ability to do in reality. I live in worlds populated by snarky characters and outlandish plots through books, TV, and my own brain.<br />
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Yet lately I've fallen off the wagon. I've been obsessing about things like what I eat, the way I look, the impression I give to others, the job I work to make myself feel useful... why the fuck do I care about those? Seriously? I've spent the entirety of this new year unabashedly devoting myself to trying to reshape who I am. Um. Why the hell am I doing that?<br />
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Reasons. 1) I gained some weight and feel self conscious. 2) I'm in a long exposure therapy program to get over some PTSD crap. 3) I'm going through a chakra training for yoga.<br />
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All of that has come together to make me question what I'm doing. I thought if I got my body in order things would fall into place. Maybe if I stopped running from my mental issues and faced them things would clear up and the sun would always shine. And maybe, just maybe, I'm supposed to be a really incredible yoga teacher and change lives.<br />
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Or maybe that's all bullshit.<br />
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You know what reminded me most of all what I want to do? The god of profanity; Patrick Rothfuss. Have you read his books? Amazing, right? Have you met him? I had the pleasure to see him speak last summer at PAX in Seattle and I'm pretty sure he changed my life. I practically stalked him all day. I had never even HEARD of the guy until we walked into his panel. I went out, bought his book, had him sign it, and took a picture with him.<br />
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Then I got back to life at home and forgot about the magic I felt when I heard him speak. I've been wrapped up in all these expectations and trying to please other people that I've forgotten what it's like to be me. In so many ways I've lost who I am, and that pisses me off!<br />
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You want to know who I am? Who I REALLY am?<br />
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1) I'm the cutest damn person you'll ever meet. Talk to me for 15 minutes and tell me I'm not adorable. Seriously. We've decided this is my super power and I'm looking for ways to use it in the name of evil.<br />
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2) I have an incredibly sassy internal monologue going at all times. However, if you speak to me I will most likely do the whole deer-in-the-headlights thing and say something stupid. Example: Other person. "Have a nice flight!" Me: "You too! Oh, well you're not actually flying, but.." Other person: walked away long ago.<br />
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3) I love swearing, and I do so a lot when I get excited about something. I relate swearing with humor and fun because in my life it was never used in anger or fear. Only when an extra drink had been consumed and someone was feeling good.<br />
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4) I think I'm a really good person, except when it comes to money. I will give you my time, skills, and half the stuff I own before I will give you money. Otherwise I volunteer, give people free yoga, and help friends and family in just about any way I can... as long as it doesn't cost money. I also hate asking for money. Really I just hate everything with money other than when it can buy me shiny things.<br />
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5) Yup, you guessed it. I'm a huge geek/nerd/dork. My terminology differs depending on the day, but I have an obsessive nature and fan girl quickly. I also think I'm funnier than I really am (which is why I'm really glad my husband gets my humor).<br />
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6) I rotate through my weird hobbies/skills. Right now I'm back into doing my own henna. As you know I also love to crochet, though it comes and goes. I also draw, occasionally paint, sometimes I make jewelry, I bake, write, read, fix stuff, organize, clean, sew, sing... there's more, but the point is I do a lot of stuff, and I do it all pretty well. I'm not particularly GREAT at any one thing, but damn if I can't do a bit of everything. (If you're thinking "but you're great at making amigurumi!" I can assure you that while I may excel at nerdy creatures don't even begin to ask me to make clothing. It's not pretty.)<br />
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7) I want to write.<br />
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#7 is why I cam here today. This is where the story comes full circle. You know what I really want to do? What I want to dedicate my life to? I want to be an author. Being a yoga instructor is brilliant, and I do love my work, but it doesn't make my heart sing like writing does. I have so many weird little stories tucked away in my head that I want to share. So when I remembered my time in Seattle yesterday I tweeted a little thanks to my heroes of inspiration (Pat Rothfuss and Shanna Germain). Then they wrote back. In those brief sentences I remembered why I loved writing. I'm introverted, I fall too easily into the damsel in distress role, and I seem to be unable to stand up and speak for myself, but here on the page I can say whatever I want.<br />
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THIS IS ME.<br />
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Muwahaha. My hexagon blanket is nearing completion. Sort of. Almost.</div>
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Actually it's a bit smaller than my calculations predicted. I'm going to even out the sides and make it a perfect square and then add granny squares that were made by my great grandmother before I was born. At least I think they're from before I was born. It definitely sounds better saying it that way rather than "that she made anywhere from 20-100 years ago." In any case it will be a cute way to add some family history to my project. She was the original crochet queen of the family and her talents skipped a couple generations and landed on me. </div>
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Happy New Year everyone! I plan to spend more time with myself this year (a strange proclamation, and not to be taken with a creepy vibe) to recuperate and heal emotionally. Not that I'm dead inside or anything, but I gave so much of myself to 2013 that 2014 will be a little more selfish... and hopefully a little more productive for my crafts and hobbies! How about you?</div>
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This year has been a whirlwind of moving, training, and finally working. As such my blog became my last priority. Although set aside I still have a love of my little crafty corner. I will never close down entirely, but my posts will be terribly sporadic, if at all.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-90576362042900507472013-01-21T11:47:00.001-08:002013-01-21T11:47:09.804-08:00Beer Mitten Brilliance!<br />
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Over the weekend we celebrated Ellensburg's annual Brewfest, the chance to walk around in the frigid cold traipsing over icy walkways while mildly inebriated. It's good fun!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-79199833241995597032013-01-17T11:52:00.001-08:002013-01-17T11:52:47.181-08:00Look! Something Shiny!Yesterday I was invited to an earring making party. I had no idea what that actually meant, but my friend likes to make earrings and I wanted to see her before I head back to LA so I thought it would be fun.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-58200783961370572202013-01-15T10:57:00.004-08:002013-01-15T10:57:36.487-08:00Welcome 2013!Hello everyone!<br />
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I know, I know. I disappeared for a while again. Part of my lack of posting is how busy I've become! In the last week alone I've been swamped with calling a million different people and preparing for my move back down to California. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-23459911235841868982012-11-12T09:07:00.005-08:002012-11-12T09:07:31.999-08:00The Long Awaited ReturnThe dust has settled. Finally, after several long months, I'm starting to feel my way back into crochet. Remember how I said all my yarn went into storage? Well thanks to a couple of wonderful garage sales I've been able to revive my favorite hobby. Nothing substantial, as I am still technically homeless, but it's a start. Also, you have to check out my Halloween costume, because I'm awesome.<br />
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Look at my pretty little rug made out of old t-shirts. That's right! Old t-shirts from my husband's various uniforms. I'm most proud of this because I didn't have a pattern, and yet, look how pretty!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-31255997539826909752012-07-30T19:25:00.000-07:002012-07-30T19:25:08.339-07:00ReminderHey everyone! I just wanted to leave a quick note.<br />
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I've received a lot of requests lately to sell various amigurumi/toothless plushies, and although I'm extremely flattered that people want to buy them I just can't keep up with requests! Not only that but I'm in the middle of moving to a different state for six months while my husband is deployed. My yarn stash is going into storage, so I'll be setting any crochet fun aside until I return.<br />
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Don't worry, I'll be back!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-11146558441127410582012-06-02T19:37:00.004-07:002012-06-02T19:37:35.187-07:00Ranting, in a good way.Well, in case you haven't noticed I've been a bit anti-social lately. Er, anti-blog-al? In any case I've been working mostly on crochet rugs from old t-shirts. I've done two small ones so far and am collecting shirts for a large colorful one. It's surprisingly difficult to find colorful shirts that work for making into yarn, but luckily I have a great go to location for such things (huzzah for volunteering at a thrift store!)<br />
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I'm now two months away from the move and for some magical reason it became REAL about two days ago. I've been day dreaming and absently planning for it for so long that somehow I forgot it was really happening. I blame Pinterest--not sure why, but I do. <br />
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My laptop finally died, another reason for my absence. Add in a few trips out of town and some family visiting and I've been very distracted. I'm impressed that my laptop lasted five years though, especially if you've ever seen me around electronics. We don't usually get along very well.<br />
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I have to admit that I'm pretty darn stressed lately. I don't know if it's the realization that my husband is going to be away for six months or that my weight has become a ninja and crept up on me. Now I'm back to my old workout routine--but my food ideology has changed and I can't follow the same meal plan. Not sure if I'm boned or if hope still exists. I would happily write about ten pages on my struggles with food and weight, but I think I'll condense it down to two sentences. I really f*#(ing like to eat. Even going mostly vegan I just eat too much. The end.<br />
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Since I'm unsure how I'll react to (yet another) stretch of long distance relations as well as moving back into my parent's basement (no joke) I will make no promises as to my regular blogging. Especially since my husband will be taking the new laptop with him when he leaves....leaving a great void in my life. <br />
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Oh Pinterest, how will I live without you? What's that dear? Yeah, yeah I'll miss you too. <br />
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In any case I have lots of pictures. I deeply request that anyone ask questions in the comments so I can answer them there. That way when the next person goes "WTF is she talking about?" maybe the answer will be below. <br />
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PATTERN: I completely redrew the pattern on handy graph paper. Please keep in mind that this pattern was heavily influenced by another on deviant art (which of course I can't find now). However when I first tried that pattern I was so disgusted with the outcome that I made this one instead, so maybe it's a good thing I don't give them "credit" as I may actually be insulting them instead.<br />
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I have brief directions on the side, but you need the big version to really read them correctly. I've added them in their original size on their own page.<br />
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I don't know why but I always start with his head. Take all his head fins and bits and get them lined up! Oh and I started always hand sewing his head. I hate taking all those turns with the machine. </div>
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B) Sew the jaw pieces to the side of the main head piece, you'll also sew the two front "nose" edges together of the jaw pieces.</div>
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Wings: 1 - lay two of the wing cuts outs lined up on each other. Sew the outline leaving the indicated space open (see pattern). 2 - Turn inside out. Start sewing the "design" lines for the wing detail.</div>
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Legs: 1 - Make sure you have all the bits. Put the bumpy bit in the two leg pieces. 2 - Sew the two leg pieces together leaving the top and bottom open. 3 - Put in the toe bits and (hand) sew it on (make sure you keep track of which side you sew them to, you don't want 4 left feet!) then sew the circular pad to the bottom. 4 - Repeat until Tadaa.</div>
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Honestly there is no "right way" to do any of this. I'm not even convinced this is a "good way" to do it, but it works for me. You don't see the hand sewn seam for the neck much (if at all really) so just do whatever works for you. You wanna sew everything on the machine? Go for it. Wanna go it all by hand? Hell yeah. You wanna make him out of purple fleece? Why not! I plan to make two more. One a light grey and one white, just so I can have an ombre Nightfury set. Legendary.</div>
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Also don't sell the patten or anything obnoxious like that. This is for fun and for private use only. Oh and give me credit where credit is due, it's just polite.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-1814987723590118252012-04-15T15:22:00.000-07:002012-04-15T15:22:13.878-07:00CollectionI gathered my amigurumi today and realized that I don't have as many as I thought! With how many I've crocheted in the last 15 months I figured I'd have an overflowing pile, but I gave so many as gifts and sold a few that I now have only a modest collection.<br />
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On the plus side I get to add a "his and hers" night fury to my pile of plushies. The grey one is mine and named "Cinder" after a weird Harry Potter meets How To Train Your Dragon dream I had a few months ago. In the dream I (a witch at Hogwarts, occasionally taking on Hermione's role) discovered an "albino" night fury. Harry, of course, adopted Toothless. <br />
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Geez, even my dreams are super nerdy.<br />
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Actually, beyond super nerdy. Last night I had a Harry Potter meets The Hunger Games mash up dream. It was pretty much Harry fighting for his life in a magic style Hunger Games. My perspective kept changing too, so sometimes I was just another competitor setting traps and watching out for myself, sometimes I was a game designer watching Harry's progress (this was all set up by Voldemort of course. Does that mean I was a Death Eater? Hmm). Then for about half the dream I WAS Harry. <br />
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I think I need to see a shrink.<br />
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Ahem, ANYway I'll be posting some more on Toothless soon. You know, like how to make your own and such.<br />
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Huzzah!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04205027474465712782noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7222105584634823837.post-35830318847332526382012-04-08T11:04:00.000-07:002012-04-08T11:04:03.696-07:00Plant Hanger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I made this as a birthday present for a friend. It was super simple. Just crochet inside a key chain ring 8 or 6 stitches, then from each stitch crochet out a long chain. Super long if you want a two or three tiered plant hanger, but I went simple here so it was only about two and a half feet long.<br />
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Pick a length about 1/4 to 1/3 of the way down the entire length and tie two of each of the chains in a knot (so if you started with 8 you now have 4). Take one piece dangling from the knot and tie it to another one dangling from a different knot about two-three inches down. Just keep doing that until you have four series of knots. Finally take all your chains and tie them together in one big knot to act as the base which will then support your plant. <br />
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Something like this if my words made no sense.<br />
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(RING)<br />
(abcdef)<br />
abcdef <br />
a bc de f <br />
a bc de f <br />
a bc de f - pull over to a <br />
(af) (bc) (de) <br />
a f b c d e <br />
a f b c d e <br />
a f b c d e - pullover to a <br />
(ae) (fb) (cd) <br />
a e f b c d <br />
a e f b c d <br />
a e f b c d - pull over to a <br />
(ad) (ef) (bc) <br />
ad ef bc <br />
ad ef bc <br />
ad ef bc <br />
(adefbc)<br />
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Let the ends dangle free!<br />
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Slip a plastic bottle/pot in first to make sure it holds and then go ahead and finish it up!<br />
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In other news I have FINISHED my Toothless! Now I just have to put the tutorial together with all the pictures and stuff in a way that makes sense. Damn. Well, at least I'm trying.<br />
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Also I have almost finished writing my blog book! I have one more chapter to write and I'm done! I've also tentatively decided on a title: A Bird in a Tree <br />
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This working title was taken from a reveal in chapter 10. If you want to give it all a read check out <a href="http://mostlynerdycrochet.blogspot.com/">MostlyNerdyCrochet.blogspot.com</a><br />
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