Geeky Knitting Pattern: Nyan Cat Hat With Toaster Pastry Earwarmers

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Ever wanted to be a gray kitten flying through space, warmed by a toaster pastry? Now you can be! I've added "knitting geek" to my repertoire in the past couple years. A friend of mine is obsessed with Nyan Cat but there was very little in the way of knitted patterns available. So I designed one! This pattern features Chunky Mochi Rainbow yarn, Rowan Drift (for the cat), and Knit Picks Palette for the toaster pastries. You'll need size 10.5 needles (circular or double pointed) and size … [Read more...]

The Quake in Japan: How Geeks Can Help

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WARNING: This post contains a lot of SERIOUS BUSINESS. We will return to our regularly scheduled anime squeeing in due course. By now, you've probably heard all about the massive quake and tsunami in northern Japan, which has devastated the country and resulted in thousands dead, wounded, missing or homeless. This particular story hits close to home for me as I used to teach English in Fukushima prefecture, one of the worst hit areas in the quake. Luckily, it sounds like my town was spared the … [Read more...]