For the Snook: “Sean Connery in Dr. No: The Template for James Bond.” An in-depth look at the secret agent’s costumes in his first film outing, from the guy who writes the The Suits of James Bond blog.
Month: December 2010
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Shared today on Twitter
I’m wearing my SKINS tights under my jeans to see if they help with my running injuries. This makes me feel vaguely like a superhero.
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Shared today on Facebook
The Snook and I are thinking of competing.
Just completed a 6.04 km run with RunKeeper – Injuries preclude any thought of speed. Just trying to survive til the end.
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Art Sale
Looking for an original Christmas gift? My friend Anton is selling some of his artwork. I love his style, which has been featured on several magazine covers this year. You should check it out!
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Shared today on Google Reader
- Brian Blessed voice now available for TomTom devices – Dear Snookums: We need a TomTom. Like NOW. (Be sure to watch the video.)
- “It sometimes feels like this on the internet” – Yep.
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Sam Socks
While these turned out great in the end, I always seem to have terrible issues with Cookie A patterns. I bought Sock Innovations last year and this was my first project knitted from it. I discovered pretty quickly that there were major errors in the printed pattern. It completely omits the ribbing at the top of the leg, and it also tells you an incorrect number of leg repeats. (If you plan to knit anything from this book, I highly recommend you check the errata. There’s a LOT of it.)I knitted these on two 2.75mm circular needles. I could tell they were going to be tight around the ankle, so I cast on extra stitches so that I’d have a full extra pattern repeat around the leg. I knitted the heel exactly as written and just left the extra pattern repeat on the top of the foot. I usually like to knit my socks two-at-a-time, but that’s basically impossible with this pattern because you are constantly shifting the starting point of each round. So I was forced to knit each leg separately down to the heel, after which I knitted both socks together down towards the toes.
The wool is a single skein of Yarntini Mint Fizz Stripe that I received in a swap from @dancingman. It was lovely to knit with. The third photo (heel detail) is closest to the actual colours: spring green, aqua, and purplish-grey stripes. I had about 1.5m left over when I finished, which was perfect. I’m very happy with how these turned out! (More details and photos are on Ravelry.)
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Shared today on Twitter
Catching a bus to the Opera House for some summer knitting in public. (Save me a seat!)
Knitting in the sunshine at the Opera House! http://twitpic.com/3f5m65 http://twitpic.com/3f5m9l
RT @Kat13v: Happy Knitters @ the Summer Knit in Public at Sidewalk Cafe, Sydney Opera House. #skip http://yfrog.com/h085893118j
@TimBags Ooohhh, so cute! What’s his name?!
Went to bed at 8:30 last night and slept for ten hours. *yawn* I think I needed that.
Snook’s Conspiracy Theory: the Poms used Hurley in a sting operation to derail Warnie’s comeback and, hence, our recovery of the Ashes.
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Shared today on Facebook
Snook’s Conspiracy Theory: the Poms used Hurley in a sting operation to derail Warnie’s comeback and, hence, our recovery of the Ashes.
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Shared today on Twitter
Merry Christmas from Bazinga the Reindeer! http://twitpic.com/3erbo6 #knittersguild
Great Guild Christmas meeting today! All handed over to new convenor @AusVintageGrrl, who did so well. 🙂
@lemon_lime Nah, he got his YEARS before they came here. And that’s right by my house too!
Just cleaned and oiled my sewing machine for the first time ever. Oh, and read the manual. Huh. So THAT’S how it’s supposed to work!
Spudds Christmas party! (@ Friend in Hand Pub) http://4sq.com/d8DvyY
Picked up one of Spudds’s awards! He said nice things about me (and @lemon_lime!). http://twitpic.com/3evv32
@jayamyler Christmas carols, I believe. Thats what the ones over Chippo/Victoria Park are for, anyway.
@jayamyler Actually according to today’s SMH, there *were* Oprah-related fireworks last night too! So there you go.
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Shared today on Facebook
Merry Christmas from Bazinga the Reindeer! #knittersguild
Picked up one of Spudds’s awards! He said nice things about me (and @lemon_lime!).
