I finished it last night while we finished watching Tin Man. I downloaded it a few days ago on itunes, and we watched it as a family over the last few nights.

Including a pattern, although, it's all single crochets, so it doesn't need a pattern. But if you're an absolute beginner, and trying to figure out a scarf for a big guy, this works for mine.
( the long green scarf )

I've still got most of this cone left. It was a huge cone for 5.00. So I'm working on some other projects with it. It's not the best for hats since it's not really stretchy, but I'm thinking it will felt nicely to make a mock map case for W, or possibly still another dice bag since he's keeping some of his miniatures in the last dice bag I gave him. E wants something out of this wool. I'm thinking maybe a flower encrusted headband because the juxtaposition of that army green wool and pretty flowers appeals to me.Plus headbands that cover ears are nice in the fall/winter here.

( Some beadwork patterns )

As always.. will trade beadwork for lots of things. :) Make me an offer. I love barter!

( My cute sushi earrings )
I made them yesterday. The pattern is up here.

For example, I was trying to figure out some math for shawls. I got all caught up in trying to make sense of Pythagorean formulas for right angle triangles, and lost sight of a simple fact that really simplified the math. Worse? I KNEW it. It's a mathy thing I had figured out a while back, but for some reason, didn't remember and it took a certified math genius to point out the silliness.
( diagrams and granny square shawls )
Oh yeah.. and if anyone makes the rainbow shawl, I want a picture!

This is a collection of the bead patterns I put did based on comic books I love, I'm posting it here so I can find it quickly.
( yeah.. I'm geekiest beader ever )
I've been sick all week. I'm sort of tired of it now.
I made an Invincibility Star necklace I need to get a picture of soon.

First,the dice bag. jenna_thorn pointed out that Anticraft had a really neat eyeball dice bag up. Well.. I'm not really a follow patterns kind of girl, so I didn't. I just grabbed some yarn,and wondered why I'd never thought of that.
( wanna see? )
So.. I did this last night in about 3 hours catching up on podcasts with E, like I said, we have a cord to hook my ipod to the tv. We watched On Networks Food Science, and E loved it so much. I really liked it too, I don't have easy access to liquid nitrogen to make instant ice cream or sorbets, but I do have blowtorches, and I like the idea of roasting corn with my big one. Fun fun!
We also watched episodes of ThreadBanger we hadn't seen yet. Still full of win. Next New Network actually has a bunch of E's favorites, Indy Mogul explains special effects on a budget, and Metal Chik is nicely done casts on how to do basic silversmithing. I think all of those are available on youtube too which is nice, but I like watching them on tv because.. well.. it's bigger and E doesn't crowd me watching over my shoulder.
We also watched DIY Style which doesn't have the flare or entertainment value of ThreadBanger, but it's solid, and teaches good sewing habits. For me it's a little too basic, but my mom was an amazing seamstress. For E, it's great. A lot of things my mom taught me but I haven't taught her are shown, and I can explain in greater depth.
I prefer the slapdash get it done of ThreadBanger, but ThreadBanger is short on nice finishing techniques. So I guess it depends if you want an obviously handmade diy alternative/punk look or if you want something finished so people think you bought it in a store.

I have a beaded Green Lantern ring!
( in brightest day, in blackest night )

With some scraps of bulky alpaca yarn, I crocheted E a pair of earwarmers.
( earwarmers )

The bracelet pattern I'm working on, in PDF file with a few other related patterns.

The word for the day is apparently crud. Emily keeps saying it. "CRUD!"

I've got 5 rows done on my bracelet.

( Spangled Little Pouch )

Don't forget my brand new without many members yet crochet list.

( new rainbow bracelet )
Also, I posted my netted cab instructions at Beadwork at BellaOnline
x-posted to my beadwork.

( Loving the alien )

Last night, Emily found a print out of a pattern I'd written and was testing, and she read it aloud completely baffled. "I don't know what this means."
Well.. she's a knitter, not a crocheter, and is as bad as I am at following other people's patterns.
I'm growing out my bangs though, so snap clips are utterly essential while I decide if I want to give up bangs or not. Otherwise it's not even a question, because despite all the years I hid behind very long bangs, having them fall in my face now makes me nuts.

( of course, I haven't posted one of them yet. )
The other thing I've done this week other then working on the scarves, some beadwork and organising books I need to review is ( this barrette )
Thanks for looking!

My keen deduction skills have told me that people care a lot more about Tenacious D vs. Jay and Silent Bob than Oompah Loompahs vs Munchkins.
Yesterday I had to confess to Mike I called the comic book shop just to see what the vs. was this week for all of you, see, I'd forgotten. I wasn't emotionally involved like I was with the Munchkins.

Up to the sunrays on the hat. Which is turning out really cute. I keep saying "I'm going to write down directions for the base hat" but don't. It's pretty automatic for me. I know that I have to end with 72 stitches with a size h hook to fit E's or my head. I start with 8 scs in the first stitch, and just keep increasing and working some rows plain to get a rounded shape until I get to 72, then work the rows plain until it's long enough, then I break off, count 9 stitches from where I break off, and start the first ear flap which is 18 stitches wide to start.
I know! I can write the earflaps!
Decrease is worked by inserting the hook in the first stitch, yo, pull through just the stitch (2 loops on hook), insert hook in second stitch, yo, pull through all loops. Dec sc made. At least the way I do them for these flaps.
row 1: 18 sc
row 2: ch 1 to turn,18 rsc (reverse single crochet, which for me is a whole lot easier then switching hands and trying to do it that way to keep that characteristic sc ridge from showing
row 3: Dec over first 2 stitches, sc in next 14 stitches, dec in last 2 stitches
Row 4: ch 1 to turn, rsc across..

yeah.. well.. I could write all the rows, but it's all like that. Just decrease by 2 on the sc on rows, and rsc across on the rsc rows until you're left with 2 stitches, then break off and do the other side, then I sc all around and at the ends of the flaps do my chains for the straps, you know, chain down, slip stitch up.

The basic hat is easy. It's the decorations that make it fun. And this one has little triangle sunrays. Unstuffed or only lightly stuffed though. I'm nearly out of stuffing and I want to get this done.

I've got a couple sets of zills. This is the set I actually use. One set that I never use, is at least 80 years old, a distant cousin got them while she was in India in something like the 1920s. They are part of a collection of things she picked up there. A gorgeous little brass cosmetics bottle we think once held kohl shaped like a peacock with a tail that goes up and down, a couple long gone sari silks I used for costumes and things when I was a kid. Well, they aren't part of that collection anymore, because Mom believed beautiful things were meant to be used and I used those right up. *grins* Happy memories though. We do the same thing for E, she has flags and silks and all sorts of things we've never told her she couldn't use. She enjoys them more then we would just hanging on the wall.
Ahh.. well.. so now I'm babbling. The point is, I have lots of zills, and I still do bellydance sometimes, if it's a low pain day, I like dancing, and bellydancing isn't as stressful to my joints as tap or ballet would be!
This set, I got from Mermaid Imports, they were 20.00 a pair. Yes, you can find less expensive zills, I have a lightweight set of less expensive zills Emily uses when she wants to dance with me, but the sound from the heavier, more expensive pair is so much better. Mine *ring* when clicked together quickly. Lovely sounding. I'll record the sound later if your interested. But being a decent size and weight means the sound really isn't made for my house when people are doing other things, so I made a set of zill covers/mufflers.
( wiggles hips this way )
Mermaid Imports is also the same place I got the diety pouches I beaded a while back. Lovely place. Grab bags, incense, and 2 for a dollar dhoop sticks, which is the only incense Mike doesn't seem to mind, although to be fair, the only one he's complained about is Nag Champa. If I've mentioned something here, that they don't mention or have on their website that you want, email them. I told them I wanted to do a feature on the diety pouches which they don't have on their site,and they told me someone can always email them for information. I'm personally wild for their grab bags. They have sparklies in them. Copper bracelets, incences, shell jewelry, little pill boxes, all sorts of interesting things. But I LOVE grab bags. Addicted to them in fact. When we HAD a Sanrio store, they used to have grab bags. I can't even tell you how many E and I bought!
Now I need to make a bag for my zills.

Someone on Craftster asked for the pattern for the stars on Mel's hat..
( pattern..  )
Sugar-n-cream frequently goes on sale for 1.00 a ball, and I stock up then.

( pink and frilly )

Hopefully my daughter likes them.