Month: June 2007

  • Make Lemonade

    When life hands you lemons…Me: Hey! So I’m on the Kinokuniya mailing list, and last month they announced a contest they’re running with Lonely Planet. You’re supposed to send in your travel disaster stories. I sent them our story about missing the goddamn flight, and we won Runner-Up! They’re sending us a coffee-table book.Snook: Cool.…

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  • Fin = NOT REAL

    Huh. So that “Fin” guy from the really annoying iiNet ads? Just an actor. Not really an employee of the company. He’s still annoying.

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  • WWKIP Day Images

    Isn’t that so cool? This image comes from a poster that was created by my co-worker, Devvy Leys. (Thanks, Devvy!) You can see the poster and a small version of the Opera House image after the jump. If you’d like to download a printable-version of the poster itself, it’s here (PDF). Spread the word, folks!…

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  • City 2 Surf

    City 2 Surf… with Charity!Registration is now open for this year’s City 2 Surf, and I’m officially signed up. The Snook and I will be once again pounding the pavement for 14K all the way from the city to Bondi Beach. For the first time ever, this year racers have the opportunity to raise money…

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  • WWKIP Day!

    Woohoo! Sydney has finally been added to the Official World Wide Knitting in Public Day site.

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  • Cat Cam

    Cat Cam. Awesome! A guy rigged a tiny camera to his cat’s collar and had it take pictures every so often. It looks like cats spend a lot of time hanging out under cars. (Poor Dr. Amy Jones. I’d never bother doing something like this since her day is so boring! She just sleeps.)

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  • Geeky Knitting

    The Top 10 Geekiest Yarn Creations on the Web. I was actually expecting #10 to be: “Pathetic Harry Potter fan knits entire outfit; ends up being only person at theater.”

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  • Productive Day

    It was a very productive Saturday! First up was the Snook’s cotton jumper, which you may recall I finished over a year ago. Yeah, it’s taken me that long to put buttons on the thing. I just forgot! They’re lovely round carved horn from the button shop. Doesn’t it look nice? Next is the Snook’s…

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  • Mr Rogers

    Knitting trivia: Every cardigan Mr Rogers wore on his television show was hand knitted by his mother (scroll to #15). Isn’t that lovely?

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  • Duct Tape Mannequin

    I’d heard of making “duct tape mannequins” before (so people who make their own clothes can have a dummy with their exact measurements), but this photo tutorial really demystifies the whole process. Cool!

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