Anyway, a lot has happened this summer, including NERD WARS! As I wrote before, I'm on Team Bite Me, which is showing impressively around the middle of the table. Instead of recounting all of my projects for the tournament (some of which are pretty pathetic), I think I'll just share the highlights. (If you're unfamiliar with the tournament and want to learn more about it, check out their website).
Tournament 2, Round 1
For the 3D challenge in the Technical Category, I made an anatomically correct heart:
It was a really quick project that turned out very well. Project page here.
For the Team Spirit challenge, I made my first ever pair of socks, entitled My Vampire Boyfriend, in honor of my vampire boyfriend, Spike:
Mmmmm....man candy.
I completed three other project for that round, so if you're really interested, you can find them here.
Tournament 2, Round 2
This round, I managed to complete all six challenges and my dissertation mid-point check in.
The Nerd Culture challenge was to show your love for another nerdom. I had just gotten a Kindle for my birthday, which I named the TARDIS (it's bigger on the inside, and it allows you to travel in time and space). With that kind of name, it needed an appropriate cover:
The last highlight I want to share didn't fit into the challenge very well (I didn't get a lot of bonus points), but the result is super cute so I want to share it anyway:
Isn't he adorable? I'm going to put him up for sale on etsy.
Tournament 2, Dissertation Mid-Point Check In
This was the halfway point for my Gwendolyn Shawl, until I decided that I wanted to do the big version after all, since I hadn't even used one ball of yarn by the halfway point. So now this more like the 1/3 check in. It's still pretty!
Alright folks, that's my link- and picture-heavy check in from the last days of summer!