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I've been keeping secrets, but I'm sure you'll understand. You see, there was no post last week because I was recuperating from wonderful short holiday of yarn, road trips, a hens night, finishing a knitted wedding/birthday present, and watching two amazing human beings get married. (Tip: click on the individual photos for a closer view.)       A little background…. I met Mel, the bride, at a speculative fiction convention a couple of years ago. I don’t remember who noticed who’s fibre project first - I’m sure one of us was stitching away and the other bounced up to excitedly ask about it (it’s something we’d both do unabashedly, so I’m confident in claiming it was one of us.) But I do remember deciding pretty much right on the spot that she was going to be a friend (with consent, of course!).  We spent the rest of the convention amassing other stitchers to join us in the front row (we did so well at this that it became a running joke with t...

 It’s Friday! You know what that means Cosplayers and Geek-chic knitters! Time for another installment of Friday Fibre Watch! !SPOILER ALERT! For those of you joining for the first time these little recaps do contain spoilers. If you like to do things in order, you can check out Season 1 Friday Fibre Watch posts here . We wrapped up Season 1 of Stranger Things last time, so we are on to Season 2 today. So, so, SO, many great fibre finds in this episode, guys. I can’t even! In fact, I couldn’t even to the point that I’ve had to split this post up into more than one part... Got your eggos and bevvie of choice ready? It’s been three-hundred-and-fifty-two days since El disappeared and Will was rescued from the Upside Down. In the near year since the big showdown with Papa, Hawkins Lab cronies, and the big bad Demogorgon Joyce has gained a boyfriend (not the one we all thought), Chief Hopper has gained a daughter (not that either of them realise it yet); Dustin is sporting ...

Hello darlings! I’m sorry, with all the road trip bragging talk yesterday I forgot to ask - how was your weekend? Did you get up to any fibrey mischief? I confess I get a bit giddy when travel is involved. The past three years have been very dry on travel and exploring. (For someone who has spent every summer holiday and spring break and even a few university semesters traveling the world, going for more than a few months without an adventure trip is a big change.) My weekend included dinosaurs. I’m not complaining. ;o) I finished a pair of dinosaur gloves for a very special nephew. (Not my nephew, but he’s clearly very special if his Auntie thinks he needs a pair of these delightful things.) I’m damn chuffed about how these babies turned out. The pattern is Triceratops Dinosaur Gloves by Chelsea Nicole Spangler and the pattern is made for ‘women’s glove size 6-7’. I don’t know what that actually means, since I’ve never made gloves before in my life. Yes I do wear gloves some...

Hey there my fellow cosplayers and geek chic lovers - it’s Friday Fibre Watch!  Thank you for everyone’s patience during school holidays. I missed doing Friday Fibre Watch, but it just wasn’t possible this time around. My new cunning plan, since the first one seems to be working out so well, is to get these babies written ahead of time when school holidays is on, so no one has to miss out on the fun!  Episode 5 sees lots of new yarny goodies for us to enjoy while we ponder if Will will make it out of the Upsidedown alive and if Nancy will stick with Steve or go for the brooding Jonathan. Personally, I’d go for Jonathan, even after seeing Season Two (spoilers, Y’all!), but that’s just me. I love Steve, even when I hated him, but Jonathan listens to The Clash and Joy Division. How can you NOT want to spend your monster hunting, hero’s journey moments with him?  I realise I just admitted there was a heap of yarny goodies to choose from in this episode, but I picked onl...

Quick note before getting into today’s post. I’ve had a few people asking about blog post alerts. Just to the right, near the top of the page, it says ‘Snark in your Inbox’ with a signup form. Just pop your email in there and you will be alerted every time there is a new post. Alternatively, you can follow me on Twitter , Instagram , or Pinterest , for blog updates. Or to just chat about things happening. :o) Last year one of my my favourite authors, Seanan McGuire was one of the Guests of Honor at Continuum , a speculative fiction convention. (What? You’re surprised I’m one of those Geeks?) As if that wasn't enough to get me searching for travel tickets, turned out my friend Dr Jodes (yes that Dr Jodes ) was also going to be there, taking the Australian book industry by storm and capturing  fantasy/romance lovers’ hearts forever more. I was going, no question about it. Cats, zombies, faeries, lots of smart nerdy talk for hours PLUS a well grounded excuse to sit on my duff a...

I'm back! No, the tweens didn't gobble me up, though they managed to do just that to pretty much everything else in the house. (Go them!) The first ever Harry Potter Marathon at The Lookout was a success! Youngling was an excellent first time hostess (I didn't hear a single tween drama fest or fight breakout during the entire 10 hour event) and I set a new record for myself at how stealthily I could swap out savoury snacks every time a child tried to walk out of my kitchen carrying nothing but lollies and sweets. Oh there was  Butterbeer  and Firewhiskey (my own recipe) and a proper array of sugary confections that would make even Fred and George proud, but I did try to not send all the children back home at 8pm with nothing but sugar water for internal fluids.  To recuperate from Tuesday I spent yesterday at my LYS. My reward for missing out on Knit Night in favour of supervising five tweens with more sugar in them than sense? I ended up being in the right place ...