since it's the 50th anniversary of

lego

princess amidala from henry lim (it was his FIRST lego sculpture)

hand holding city: gear diary Nathan Sawaya artist (more of nathan's work)

and world's tallest tower of lego bricks

happy birthday!

from my connecticut blog

cool

Paper Madness! - More amazing videos are a click away

these are from work

i don't know who made them or where they come from (i'm guessing south america somewhere from the llamas or alpacas and the style of dress on the peeps). they are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO wicked cool though. there are two of them. they're covered by glass (hence the reflection of the flash). they're also pretty big. a few feet wide by a few feet high.

a going away neckwarmer for nancy

pattern: my own (all garter). i'd share but i didn't write it down. i just made one end fatter than the other. i started at the wider end, decreased a bit as i went along and put three button holes in the skinnier end. i used a basic wool (the green) and the other yarn with thingies coming out of it. i pulled all the thingies that ended up on the wrong side to the right side (you can use a crochet hook, but i happened to use a wooden pick that is used for garnishes on beverages (you know olives in your martini). it's fairly thick and i'm sure will keep nancy nice and toasty!

cool site of the day

featuring things like a tetris quilt and evolving mario

sprite stitch featuring video inspired cross stitch

i defy you NOT to get up and dance!

sunday with daler mehndi (yes, i've posted it before in my other blogs but c'mon, you can't have enough of this)

i got my new circular knitting needle case

yesterday! it was a special order from the etsy shop of

granny's closet

it is SOOOOOOOOOOOO WICKED KICK ASS.

it's got 24 (that's right TWENTY - FOUR) pockets

wow

and i mean W O W

ming yi sung W O W

this is pretty neat too

Amazing Paper Figures - The funniest bloopers are right here

carissa teaches us how to knit

WITH RAMEN NOODLES (i HAVE to meet this woman!!!)

and from the mochimochiland blog

we have snails vs slugs

she also has a pattern published in knitty (it's one of my absolute favorite knitting sites) woodins (aren't they THE cutest things!!!)

i WANT one!

(although the price is a bit steep)

astro boy from toy tokyo

i came across this picture

and HAD to post it

from the museum of arts and design radical lace and subversive knitting (show ended in june of 2007)

Althea Merback, Gloves, 2005 Wire-knitted silk Collection Kentucky Gateway Museum Center

who knew socks were so

BLOODTHIRSTY?????????????

i just stumbled upon

the most fascinating and cool thing

gail ann lambert's (under the direction of dr cynthia istook) thesis on the history of the knit sweater
(for north carolina state university)
The Taxonomy of Sweater Structures and Their Origins.

(i've not read it all yet - but i will!!!)

i've posted this one before

on my other blog. it's worth posting again HERE

two of everyone's favorite things......

yes, knitting AND lego. a knitting machine made out of legos

if you have some time

and like to craft

why don't you cover your car in yarn?