Crossover
I mean...it seemed like a sensible plan at the time. Because we all know blocking things is about sensible plans. Not at all some sort of Martha Stewart / MacGyver crossover act that would really benefit from a dramatic soundtrack and some creative special effects work. Now fess up, what's the weirdest thing you've ever pressed into service for blocking (or knitting in general if that's easier...but I wanna hear about stunt blocking)?
Good Adventure
Tuesday evening I gathered up both my courage and my knitting, left my house, and went to see Anna Zilboorg speak at the Camden Public Library. I almost talked myself out of it, for I am exceptionally good at talking myself out of things at the last minute, especially things that involve leaving the house. But I'd told people I was going and asked them to join me. And I'd sworn to myself that I was going to Get Better About Doing Things. So I put on my big girl pants (aka bright orange sweater) and Did The Thing. And [...]
Misconception
I have...I have some distressing news. I had a fairly fundamental misconception about sea urchin anatomy. Turns out the mouth is on the bottom, not the top. Which means pretty much every picture you ever see of of a sea urchin shell is actually a picture of sea urchin nethers. We're just going to write this off as one of the risks of a wildly different body plan and move on with our day. But since I learned this, now you have to too!
Exception
I am *pretty* sure that the underside of a sea urchin shell is technically its butthole. And I generally do not show you close up pictures of butholes on here. But then again they're not usually either purple or fuzzy. So just this once I'll make an exception.
Pile
Ahem. I believe a few of you guessed correctly. And yes, there are going to be some tweaks, because the first time I knit something like this there are always some tweaks to be made. That's why I end up knitting a whole pile of the silly little things. But we are quite clearly headed towards a pile of sea urchins. Now, I might need to hit up the bead store...
Further absurdities
Does this clarify matters? I rather suspect it does not. I rather suspect actually further obscures the eventual end point. How about I just say I'm confident we'll end up somewhere both absurd and amusing and invite you along for the ride. And yes, yes you may continue to register guesses about what it is! Though again, I'm not at all sure the additional image will make that any clearer. But it is absolutely delightful to see what sorts of things your brains dream up!
An Absurdity
An absurdity has begun. Go ahead and register your guesses now. The only hint I'll give is that it's been something I've been threatening to do for years, and my resolve finally weakened to the point where I have succumbed. These things happen.
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