All of my clocks are blinking at me

[locker_monster]

- There's a thunderstorm going on right now and the power has gone off, and then back on, twice while I've been writing this. I have to go fix all the clocks now. :-P

- I read this article arguing that the Stargate universe didn't get really good until it became a TV show and it made me all nostalgic for the shows. I caught a bit of "200", their 200th episode, the other day and I couldn't stop smiling the whole time. SG-1 could be as serious as any other sci-fi show, but when they went for the funny, they really went for it. This upcoming reboot makes me sad because it's totally going to ignore all of this awesome continuity that the show laid out.

- I finished attaching the tassels to my scarf. I ended up using a twist tie to get all of the strands through the bottom because my crochet hook wasn't big enough. The ends aren't 100% even, but whatever. It's not like someone is going to look at the scarf and say, "Hey, the ends of your tassels aren't the same length. Lame!"

I'm not sure how long the scarf is right now, but it's still pretty long unblocked. Once I do block it, I'll be able to loop it once around my neck:


Now to get the rest of the costume done. I bought a checkered shirt and some tweed like shorts and I already own a pair of heeled brogues. I'm still looking for an argyle cardigan, but I have a plain brown one that will do in a pinch. What I really need to buy is the all important corduroy jacket. I found some good ones on eBay, but the Canadian dollar is such crap right now so this won't be a cheap buy. I suppose I could just get a red jacket from a thirft store, but I like the look of the corduroy.

- And despite having finished knitting a really long scarf, I want to knit more scarves. I don't know what it is. Knitting is so like an addiction. I need another hit! ;-) I want to knit this one and I was just looking at a pattern for Amy's scarf from "Night Terrors". I have no plans to cosplay that costume; I just really like the look of the scarf. Need to stop looking at Ravelry and visiting yarn sites...

Comments

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Your scarf looks awesome!

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

It is pretty sweet. I love how Doctor Who encourages people to become knitters just so they, too, can own an awesome scarf.

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

Haha yeah. Star Trek was my knitting gateway drug. I learned to knit scarves as a kid, but I didn't learn to do hats until I decided I wanted to make Scotty's hat from the first JJ Abrams Star Trek movie. :P

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

Heh, "knitting gateway drug". So true.

I've seen patterns for that hat. Was it hard to knit? It has an interesting texture with the different garter stitch panels.

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

I used this pattern, but since I was not used to reading patterns and hadn't knit anything in the round before, I cheated and just made it all garter stitch, instead of trying to do the panels.

[rumpelsnorcack.livejournal.com]

First, that scarf looks amazing already! I can't wait to see the final final thing :)

Second - I actually loved the Stargate movie when I saw it in cinemas so I was super uneasy about the shows. I love them a lot, but my heart still belongs to the movie (well, that and Stargate Universe!)

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

This weekend, hopefully, I will finish off the scarf. Can't wait to wear it a con.

I was still a kid when I watched the Stargate movie (on VHS!), so I wasn't quite old enough to really appreciate the story and the characters. It wasn't until the show premiered, and I was a little older, that I really got into the universe. So I will always have a bias for the shows since they were the ones who introduced this great fandom to me. :-)

[rumpelsnorcack.livejournal.com]

Heh, see, I was at uni when the movie came out. We loved it so much we went multiple times. On the other hand, the shows are really awesome. So it's kind of a good deal all round :)