I’m in awe. Defective Yeti went as Lloyd Dobler for Halloween. (My sister is going to LOVE that.) I’m impressed that the boombox actually played Peter Gabriel. Nice, nice work.
Category: Halloween
Things related to Halloween
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Halloween pics from Lara
Lara has posted some more photos from our Halloween party, if you want to see more guests and food.
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Halloween
Stuff White People Like: Halloween. I’ll admit it made me CRINGE. That’s so, so us.
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Mad Hatter
Hey, Fin! I think I just found your 2010 Halloween costume…
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Blockhead
Blockhead
I just realized that I forgot to properly document my most recent Finished Object! “Blockhead” was designed partly as a Halloween costume and partly just as a jumper I thought the Snook would like. The pattern itself is from Wendy leaflet #5101, which is the exact same one I used for the Long Sleeve Cotton Polo. Because the zig-zag would be done as intarsia, I couldn’t knit the body in the round as I normally do. So the front and back were knitted separately to the armholes; then the whole thing was joined up on one circ for the yoke and collar. The yarn is Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece (80% cotton, 20% merino) that I ordered direct from the mill in the US. It was ridiculously cheap (luckily I got it before the Aussie dollar collapsed) and I used less than 7 skeins for the whole jumper. The yarn was wonderful to knit with, much less splitty than the Jo Sharp cotton, and I think it’ll be a good weight for our climate. Snookums actually graphed the zig-zag for me (after much analysis of the comic strip) and it’s available for download as a PDF here. Now all I need are some buttons and it’s done! -
Happy Halloween from Charlie Brown and Lucy!
Great party! It’s 1:15am and the last of the guests has left. We’ve stored what leftovers we can and put the rest in the bin. It’s time for a much needed sleep… Photos when we finally get up again!
Sixteen hours later: Okay, the photos are up! As usual, I spent too much time socializing and not enough time taking pictures of the guests. You can see more (and better) photos of the festivities at: Andrew’s site, Bex’s Flickr page. I’m sure there will be more as people get them uploaded. Incidentally, I think we set some kind of a record with this party. More than 50% of the guests were bloggers! (Links on the photo page.)
SPECIAL THANKS to: Fiona for helping me with my dress, Emily for carving the scary jack-o-lantern, Amy for her last-minute decorating assistance, and to all of the guests that brought special treats. It’s actually very humbling that so many of you are willing to come and share in our craziness with this event every year!
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Owl Cookies
Halloween Teaser #3
Cutest. Cookies. Ever. (Special thanks to Emily for carving the very evil and Voldemortish jack-o-lantern.)
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Halloween Theme for Firefox
Halloween theme for Firefox. I’m using it at work and it’s spook-tacular!
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Halloween Teaser #2 – Chex Mix
What’s that? Oh, I’ll tell you what that is. That, my friends, is a METRIC ASS-TON of Chex Mix.
Except it isn’t really Chex Mix, since you can’t get Chex here. It’s Nutrigrain + pretzels + bagel chips + macadamias + other nuts MIX. And seriously, there’s like two gallons of snack there.