Pattern Retrospective, part 1, or, When Dinosaurs Roamed The Earth

Posted by on Aug 23, 2012 in Blog Fun, Harry Potter Geekiness, Knitting, patterns |

Way back a long time ago, oh, way before you were born, missey, I knitted up a little envelope for Thing 2’s teeth as they shuffled off the mortal coil known as his mouth and alit on a pillow. Those little buggers went missing easily under his pillow and the little knitted envelope seemed to help keep the teeth easy to find—plus he liked it. I thought it was such a durn useful thing that I would just hop on Excel and make up a...

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Neville!!!

Posted by on Jun 28, 2011 in Blog Fun, Harry Potter Geekiness |

Neville finally gets some props!!! And check out the sweater he’s fighting Voldemort in! Star billing for some very nice colorwork! And, yes, I confess to an unnatural fondness for sweet Neville. He was a tough bit of casting, but he grew up so...

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Harry, Don’t Tell My Husband

Posted by on Jul 16, 2009 in Deus Ex Film, Harry Potter Geekiness |

But I am SO into Wizards. Or I would be if I were 15. But seriously. If you’re in the Potter Fandom, you may have already seen the film. If not, no spoilers here, just this: If the film-makers set out to make a roller-coaster ride of a movie, where all the kids quite obviously have to grow up through the course of the film, then they did a fine job. It’s not the book. How could it be? The book is a freakin’ mini-series on...

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SPS (I suck!)

Posted by on Nov 25, 2007 in Blog Fun, Family, Harry Potter Geekiness, Knitting, Sock Knitting, SPS, Web Fun | 5 comments

I’ve been remiss. But then, I’ve been sick.Of course, I now have a new haircut to show off today.This is me trying to finish a 50,000 word book in four more days.Yeah, I know.Me too. This is a lighter pic of me in the office (see, TWO this Sunday!).And here’s a question for all of your knitty types:those little sweater stones…do they work? My Rogue Hoodie is getting all pilled along the cuffs and inside of the sleeves....

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