Wednesday, June 29, 2011
One to Go!
I have 5 challenge projects in and 5 approved!! Just one day to go and I am more than 3/4 done with the 6th project. It would look nice for us to have someone with 6 completed challenges done on the Ravelry Nerd Wars visible site.
Monday, June 27, 2011
Fell Behind in Posting
It had gotten so fast and furious that I did not have time to post here also. Will place those up after this round. I did 5 of the 6 challenges and one more to go which I cast on this morning. It is going to be a book cosy. Debated whether to knit a book cosy or an ereader cosy. Decided that having books in a photo will make a better impression in a photo and I will link it to the outward bookish vampire, the bespectacled Dalton, Spike's too human for a vampire, minion. Of course, Spike was Oxford educated..(shh..Slayer's not supposed to know) and he was a poet as a human. Also that was what he thought would be his final act, reading poetry at a poetry slam, before the huge all out demon battle at Angel's finale.
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Still Waiting
Last posted on Wednesday for the I See What You Did There Challenge. Well I am still waiting for an approval or nay. Another challenge I posted after that was approved and I had not even put it up here. Sigh. Possibly the CD for the video challenge is busy in her/his personal life. Yes, I found out that they were not all women.
Today at my LYS, found out the owner is a huge Buffy fan!! I have been going there for 3 yrs and only found out today because someone thought music playing was from Buffy and I corrected her..it was the Charmed theme. Then I showed them my watch to indicate that I knew my Buffy.
"Ooh, don't show that to A because she will want to know where you got it!"
Today at my LYS, found out the owner is a huge Buffy fan!! I have been going there for 3 yrs and only found out today because someone thought music playing was from Buffy and I corrected her..it was the Charmed theme. Then I showed them my watch to indicate that I knew my Buffy.
"Ooh, don't show that to A because she will want to know where you got it!"
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
T2 R1 Nerd Culture Challenge: I See What You Did There
This is the challenge:"Since 2005, one website has been grabbing your (and my) nerdy little eyeballs like few others, making you laugh, making you cry, making you ask “WTF?”: the great time suck of your late-afternoon work/study sessions, YouTube. You’ve seen the cartoons, the cute cats, the mashups, and the webseries. Your challenge now is to make something inspired by your favorite YouTube video.
A few restrictions before we start, because I know you Nerd Warriors are sneaky Petes.
* No basic instructional videos. I don’t want you to justify a pair of socks because you watched a Judy’s Magic Cast-On How-To.
* No clips of TV shows or movies, unless they’re more popular on YouTube than they ever were on their original medium. Be prepared to defend the increased popularity.
* Music videos are okay with me, as are TV commercials that were clearly designed to be viral sensations."
TEAM: Bite Me
RAV HANDLE: akarateka
CRAFT: Knitting
Queen of The Damned is just about my favorite vampire movie because of its stylistic qualities. In that way, it differs from the other movies from Anne Rice's works. Slow and moody in spots because vampires have a lot of time and thus they can take their time. The movie got cult status after the death of its star, Aaliyah. Plus Stuart Townsend is to die for :D.
Anne Rice wrote in the book "He found rings and cuff links of gold. Now he was beautiful, as he had once been in other garments long ago. .."
Those gold cuffs really drew my attention. Alas, no gold to work into a project so gold colored yarn made these cuffs. I can wear them as a symbol of this movie.
I don't have a tripod so I put my hands in front of the camera to take a picture of both.
A few restrictions before we start, because I know you Nerd Warriors are sneaky Petes.
* No basic instructional videos. I don’t want you to justify a pair of socks because you watched a Judy’s Magic Cast-On How-To.
* No clips of TV shows or movies, unless they’re more popular on YouTube than they ever were on their original medium. Be prepared to defend the increased popularity.
* Music videos are okay with me, as are TV commercials that were clearly designed to be viral sensations."
RAV HANDLE: akarateka
CRAFT: Knitting
Queen of The Damned is just about my favorite vampire movie because of its stylistic qualities. In that way, it differs from the other movies from Anne Rice's works. Slow and moody in spots because vampires have a lot of time and thus they can take their time. The movie got cult status after the death of its star, Aaliyah. Plus Stuart Townsend is to die for :D.
Anne Rice wrote in the book "He found rings and cuff links of gold. Now he was beautiful, as he had once been in other garments long ago. .."
Those gold cuffs really drew my attention. Alas, no gold to work into a project so gold colored yarn made these cuffs. I can wear them as a symbol of this movie.
I don't have a tripod so I put my hands in front of the camera to take a picture of both.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Just Touching Base
Another project done which took a couple of days. It is for the video challenge "I See What You Did". I am using a music video...very nervous because I have never posted a video in a forum panel before so I need to get it all on text and post very slowly. The project is cuffs. After I post it, I will start the next challenge project which will be a bat dishcloth.
I am afraid that I have not timed myself properly. The month is nearly half gone. In a month, I will need at least half of my sweater done. Last night I knit a bit on it but the rounds are going slowly even though it will be an easy knit until I get to the collar. So I am not dubious about being able to have half done by July 15th. Just need to put in the time.
Two members of Team Bite Me got nominated for bonus points! WOOT! That gives us more of a chance to move out of the middle.
I am afraid that I have not timed myself properly. The month is nearly half gone. In a month, I will need at least half of my sweater done. Last night I knit a bit on it but the rounds are going slowly even though it will be an easy knit until I get to the collar. So I am not dubious about being able to have half done by July 15th. Just need to put in the time.
Two members of Team Bite Me got nominated for bonus points! WOOT! That gives us more of a chance to move out of the middle.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Tasered Spike N2 R1 Scientific Challenge - Electricity
Rav Handle: akarateka
Craft: knitting
On Buffy the Vampire Slayer, vampire Spike came to Sunnydale once again with the intent to kill the Slayer. While he was concentrating on watching her, The Initiative snuck up on him and blasted him with a large jolt of electricity via taser.
My project is a cloth that represents the zigzaggityness of electricity.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Yay...One Challenge Accepted!
My 2nd attempt in the Scientific Challenge was accepted I just found out! Will post it later today.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Shot Down
What can I say? The CD (Challenge Decascus) thought my dishcloth was a stretch to link it with lightning. Looking at the others..yes...they DIRECTLY related to lightning. Last tournament a woman used a spider in the nebula challenge and got her 18 points.
Trying again with this pattern, Zig Zag Dishcloth:
http://www.sew-funky.com/2010/02/zigzag.cloth/
Trying again with this pattern, Zig Zag Dishcloth:
http://www.sew-funky.com/2010/02/zigzag.cloth/
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
T2 Nerdwars Round 1 Scientific Challenge
This was the challenge:
June 15, 1752, Ben Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment, proving lightning is actually electricity.
To honor Franklin’s June discovery, the June challenge is all about electricity!
Electricity (n): any phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons, ions, or other charged particles
Whether it is lightning, the current powering your computer, or the sparks that flash when your cat tries to curl up on a fleece blanket in the winter, electricity is everywhere! Let it inspire your creations this month!
Begin and end this project within this month (Eastern Time).
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Team: Bite Me
Rav handle: akarateka
Lightning leads to thunder. The vampires in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight need lightning and the accompanying thunder to hide the thwops of their hard hits of baseball bat meeting ball. My project is a a symbol of the instrument, baseball bat, knitted in a dishcloth to answer this challenge.
June 15, 1752, Ben Franklin conducted his famous kite experiment, proving lightning is actually electricity.
To honor Franklin’s June discovery, the June challenge is all about electricity!
Electricity (n): any phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons, ions, or other charged particles
Whether it is lightning, the current powering your computer, or the sparks that flash when your cat tries to curl up on a fleece blanket in the winter, electricity is everywhere! Let it inspire your creations this month!
Begin and end this project within this month (Eastern Time).
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Rav handle: akarateka
Lightning leads to thunder. The vampires in Stephanie Meyer's Twilight need lightning and the accompanying thunder to hide the thwops of their hard hits of baseball bat meeting ball. My project is a a symbol of the instrument, baseball bat, knitted in a dishcloth to answer this challenge.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Vampire Baseball Dishcloth
Finished the Baseball Dishcloth. When I get it blocked and photographed, it will be posted to meet the Scientific Challenge. I guess I gave it away in the title...so excited. There is a lot of vampire genre to peruse to meet challenges that's for sure.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Nothing Like the Learning Process
Participating in Nerdwars is a great learning experience. I am not a techie but it seems that you have to know how to do geeky nerdy techie things in order to get your points across in posts. Before I presented my dissertation, I had been on Ravelry for 3 yrs and never had occasion to really use pix in posts. (As if it is not obvious by the lack of technical skills in this blog!) I had to find pix and link those pix to make my presentation. By July 15, I must have made the halfway point in progress and prove by pix and measurements that my project will be what I started it out to be. It's like being in school. It is a wonderful way to improve your skill.
It is good that the mods know that many of us nerds are book types as opposed to computer types. There is an entire thread titled The Resource Room that has all the instructions about posting images on Ravelry etc.
Last night I started on a project for the Scientific Challenge related to Team Bite Me. Because I am doing the major project or dissertation, I am looking for small projects to aid my team in the challenges. It is a dishcloth of a baseball bat. I am not writing about the tie in just now until the project is done. I made it to Row 16 of 55 rows currently. Hope to finish it today after shopping and yard work.
I missed church this morning because I forgot about the Summer Hours. So I went to a rummage sale and did the bag sale thing. The bag was so heavy that I could not hold it properly walking the block home. My back hurt so I put placed it on my head and carried it easily. Now I know why African women carry things a long ways on their heads without stress.
It is good that the mods know that many of us nerds are book types as opposed to computer types. There is an entire thread titled The Resource Room that has all the instructions about posting images on Ravelry etc.
Last night I started on a project for the Scientific Challenge related to Team Bite Me. Because I am doing the major project or dissertation, I am looking for small projects to aid my team in the challenges. It is a dishcloth of a baseball bat. I am not writing about the tie in just now until the project is done. I made it to Row 16 of 55 rows currently. Hope to finish it today after shopping and yard work.
I missed church this morning because I forgot about the Summer Hours. So I went to a rummage sale and did the bag sale thing. The bag was so heavy that I could not hold it properly walking the block home. My back hurt so I put placed it on my head and carried it easily. Now I know why African women carry things a long ways on their heads without stress.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Yippee!!!!
Woot!
Woot!
The moderators liked my dissertation proposal and the Team Captain congratulated me. Most of the folk participating in the tournament are about half my age or younger or more familiar with the style of presentation. Heck, I graduated from college 40 years ago!!
Woot!
The moderators liked my dissertation proposal and the Team Captain congratulated me. Most of the folk participating in the tournament are about half my age or younger or more familiar with the style of presentation. Heck, I graduated from college 40 years ago!!
Here is my dissertation proposal for T2:
Rav handle: akarateka
Team: Bite Me
Pattern: Corona
Yarn: Plymouth Galway
Summary:
Submitting a dissertation on Corona by Canary Sanctuary. Pam on True Blood is inimical and thus fascinating. On the show, most of her wardrobe is very tight and sexy. However in the Sookie books, Pam is much more conservative and wears muted colors like pink. Occasionally, she does wear pink on True Blood (attach picture). This picture captures her in a pink sweater with cables which is rare from my not recent watching of the show.
My project is a compromise. It is the standard stereotypical red which attracts the attention of other vampires but it is just curvy enough to be sexy but it has a cabled collar.
Category.
This project will take me three months as I have never knitted sleeves, a collar, nor a hood. My skill level is Advanced Beginner. Hence it is being placed in the Technical Category. The collar will be the slow portion as much counting is required to get the sequences right .
Time Justification:
See Category. In addition, my jobs take over 50 hours a week. Plus I have an old home to maintain, a garden,a grandson to visit plus keep up (karate) training .
Swatch:
The only gauge specified in the pattern is 5 stitches to one inch of stockinette which I made with a size 7 needle which I get with Plymouth Galway worsted wool.
Team: Bite Me
Pattern: Corona
Yarn: Plymouth Galway
Summary:
Submitting a dissertation on Corona by Canary Sanctuary. Pam on True Blood is inimical and thus fascinating. On the show, most of her wardrobe is very tight and sexy. However in the Sookie books, Pam is much more conservative and wears muted colors like pink. Occasionally, she does wear pink on True Blood (attach picture). This picture captures her in a pink sweater with cables which is rare from my not recent watching of the show.
My project is a compromise. It is the standard stereotypical red which attracts the attention of other vampires but it is just curvy enough to be sexy but it has a cabled collar.
Category.
This project will take me three months as I have never knitted sleeves, a collar, nor a hood. My skill level is Advanced Beginner. Hence it is being placed in the Technical Category. The collar will be the slow portion as much counting is required to get the sequences right .
Time Justification:
See Category. In addition, my jobs take over 50 hours a week. Plus I have an old home to maintain, a garden,a grandson to visit plus keep up (karate) training .
Swatch:
The only gauge specified in the pattern is 5 stitches to one inch of stockinette which I made with a size 7 needle which I get with Plymouth Galway worsted wool.
Friday, June 3, 2011
T2 Challenge more elaboration
I was holding off on doing certain challenges because I could not figure out a tie-in to my geekdom, Team Bite Me. The game master explained that we do not need the geekdom tied in in order to meet the challenge. The team spirit points (3) will not apply but it is better to go for those 10 points if it meets the challenge instead of the 13 we had to get.
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