Challenge 1 - Area 51: Procrastination Society
Putting off things has been a part of human history since tasks were created for us to do. We as humans know we need to do them, but somehow we keep telling ourselves “I can do that later” in favor of something more fun in the moment. Before we realize it, it’s almost too late to get the job done!This month we want you to focus on those projects that you’ve been setting aside in favor of other things, or projects you’ve been meaning to finish for a deadline. For example:
- Finish knitting mittens for a holiday gift
- Crochet more squares for the blanket you meant to finish in the summer
- Dye some yarn you’ve had lingering in your stash for awhile
- Spin the rest of your singles to finish your yarn you started awhile ago
My submission:
Description of how event theme is met:
I was trying to finsih those socks by the end of October, for the first round of Nerdopolis. I was almost done, when couple of things happened on the very last day (of course!)
- My last day at my clients - had to go and say goodbye to many people, since I worked there for a year and worked with many different people on several projects.
- Giants parade - Giants won World Series and they had huge parade on that very day on Market Street where I work, when I was desperatelly trying to get home (opposite of the parade!) to attend my son’s Halloween school parade! I was only person walking furiously in opposite way trying to catch non existing bus (I clocked almost 20 K steps that day!)
- My son’s parade! and games afterward in school
- Hallowen trick or treating in the evening!
Blue is Babylon 5 color - uniforms are blue, wormholes are blue, and Babylon 5 itself is grey and blue, reminding of a color of my socks:
Challenge 2 - Wildcard: Prepared or Just Lucky?
Which is better: being well-prepared, or being lucky? Are you the a Type A personality with all your hooks and needles neatly organized in ascending size order? Before a new weaving project, do you just set the warp and weft, and start weaving without a goal in mind? Do you research historic weaving styles to prepare for your next project?Do you knit your gauge swatch, or just wing it?
This month’s Wild Card challenge is to craft something illustrating why one style is better - or worse - than the other. Tell us your reasoning and convince us too. You could:
- weave a cloth that surprises you with its interplay of colors
- dye some yarn carefully following a recipe
- get lucky with a new knitting technique or pattern
- jump right in let freeform crochet take you on a new adventure
My submission:
I am usually organized person and have to have everything ready before I start the project, and then I follow pattern exactly :)
This shawl was done that way until I got to the lace portion, where I got the idea of adding beads and couldn’t get it out of my head. So I decided to totally improvise - all I knew is that for fingering weight yarn I need beads size 6/0 (whatever that means) and dental floss and I went to local craft shop without even my yarn and bought 2 sets of 300 beads, one red and one amber.
When I got home, I tried amber beads and they were good, so I looked at lace and decided to put bead on every k1 stitch, figuring out that’s the safest place. And that is what I did - I used almost all beads and I dropped them several times, but all in all, this was a rare moment for me, my total whim and improvisation worked, and worked very well.
I gave that shawl to my mom, since it looked awesome on her, and I can see more beads in my future :) Planned or unplanned :)
Challenge 3 - Carousel Global Community: All the Places You'll Go
Have you ever had the itch to travel? Whether it be to a far away land to explore new and interesting things? Or to the ruins of an ancient city long forgotten? Or perhaps it is just to that farmers’ market they have in the next town over that you heard was really cool. There are many many places we want to travel to, some near, and some far. There are also many places we just haven’t been yet, and it is often not because we lack the desire to go.For this challenge, craft something inspired by a place that you would like to go but have never been able to travel to.
- Craft a toy animal for that safari you always dream of
- Craft a market bag in case you ever get a chance to go to that new mall
- Craft something with sparkles for Carnival
- Craft something in the colours of your favourite team that you want to go see in a live game just once.
My submission
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to visit Lothlorien! My heart will be happy to climb those trees and watch the stars from their top, listening to Elves singing… Stripes on my sock remind me of the trees with light on Caras Galadhon!
Team shout out for Nerd Cred: (Optional)
Narn homeworld used to be rich in forest before Centauri came and strip mined their world for resources. Now it’s desert, and it will take many generation to restore the world back (if ever).
Narns do wear lots of yellow and orange, as my socks, as we can see in G’Kar splendid uniform:
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