This made me laugh this morning:
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Yarr! (I'm not even sure that's a FAIL; I'd laugh pretty hard - with delight, not derision - if someone I knew had modified their car in that way)
(*And that 46% of statistics are made up on the spot)
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Ah, Mythbusters, how I missed you when you were on hiatus. How glad I am that you are back. Two most excellent visuals last night: the million match heads flaring up in a giant shortlived ball of flame (and I REALLY DO NOT WANT to hear of some idiot trying to replicate that in his back yard), and the giant Lego ball.
Now I want a giant Lego ball. Or heck, I just want half a million Lego bricks.
And that "Oh NOOOOOOO!" you may have heard at about 8:46 pm CDT was me responding to the Lego-ball self-destructing. I really wanted to see that thing smash the car.
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I made the mantle for the Dumbo octopus last night. (A sentence that out of the context of a blog of someone who likes to knit odd toys would make no sense.) It's very cleverly designed - you do something akin to turning a sock heel to make the little pouchy bit of the mantle and give it shape.
I really prefer making toys that are designed this way - where most of the essential shaping comes from how you KNIT it, not from making a bunch of fiddly pieces and then having to sew them together. (and only part of it is that I dislike seaming).
Part of the reason I like toy patterns that use things like shortrowing - or at least are knit in the round with appropriate increases and decreases for shaping - is that it seems more elegant to me, and it takes advantage of one of the good properties of knitting. Toys that are made by knitting up a bunch of flat shapes and then seaming them is mimicking what you do when you make a toy of fabric - and one of the downfalls of sewn toys is the seams, both in terms of appearance and (if it's a toy for a child or is made of exceptionally delicate fabric) strength.
But a toy that's designed to take advantage of one of the unique qualities of knitting - that you can get nifty 3-D shapes without seams - that's a good design.
I foresee making more Hansigurumi toys. (I bought the book she has out. She has an earthworm pattern in it. An EARTHWORM. I'm really tempted to order Cascade 220 in the recommended colors and make a whole army of earthworms because they are just that cute.)
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(I've already laughed twice this morning now. Only 398 more to go.)
3 comments:
Oh, my.
Yup, big big big love for the steering wheel. The first thought I had was "That wheel needs to be steering a black Cadillac Escalade with the license plate "C HOOK."
Oh, how that would make my commute so very much better.
i've laughed a few times today as well. the last was at that picture,lol.loved it! of course, the rest of the laughter was for "wyrd sisters" a discworld novel by terry pratchett. love it!
Oooo! Oooo! Me too! On the Mythbusters, that is. I wanted to see the Lego ball smash the car and I want half a million Legos. It really hard to find just Legos. They only sell them in the themed sets - the pirate set, the various space sets, etc.
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