August 2013
Either the weather has become so hot it's melting my keys or knitting has given me super strength in my right hand.
![captain needles](1308/captain.gif)
Yesterday I almost broke my key off in the front door. It ripped itself at the place where it goes into the lock. I'm quite proud of the fact that I didn't panic, just went and bought an excessive quantity of Chinese food (I comfort eat) and tried again with the almost broken key. I was really careful not to rip it any further, woggling and twisting gently. After a few minutes I tried casually forcing the door with my shoulder and twisting gently, kicking as close to the handle as I could reach and twisting gently. Finally I got the door open.
Today I went and got a new key cut. On arriving home I put it in the lock, twisted and... seriously, how does this happen twice in two days if I haven't developed super strength?
A further round of woggling and jiggling and kicking with key number two and I'm inside again, eating Chinese leftovers and waiting for a locksmith to come rescue me.
03/09/2013
Can't Talk. Knitting.
Sorry I haven't updated in a while. I'm taking part in an exhibition and the pictures need to be delivered this Sunday. Panic knitting!!
In other news I've finished the big beetle for playing beetle with. Now I just need to write up the pattern.
![Beetle in the Garden](1308/garden.jpg)
In other other news I have new shoes. These ones are especially fabulous because they're transparent and show off my snazzy sock combinations.
![Boots in the Garden](1308/boots.jpg)
Maybe I'll be inspired to make socks now.
21/08/2013
Velcro
I don't think I've ever bought Velcro new before. I've certainly used it, but that must have been family Velcro or inherited Velcro because when I did pick some up in the supermarket I bought it home and saw this...
![Wow, Velcro](1308/velcro.jpg)
The rolls of Velcro are held down by little bits of other Velcro! Is that not the cleverest thing you've ever seen!!!
OK, maybe not, but this is honestly how I felt about it for a good half-hour afterwards. It still pleases me immensely.
In other news I've made the body, thorax and head of a 3D beetle. They've all come out about 50% bigger than I was expecting – so about 20cm at the moment. I'm not sure if I'm going to finish the bug this size, or start again.
![Big Bug](1308/beetle1.jpg)
14/08/2013
Just Pick One
I started knitting a chess board, but that's going to take weeks. In the mean time I'm going to knit a beetle for playing Beetle.
I'm not exactly sure how widespread the party game Beetle is, but I definitely played it as a kid and I hope you did too. I went to a Beetle Drive with my Brownie Pack and we had a plastic set (something like this) to play with at home. I now find the plastic set upsetting because the beetles look like ants. Ants are not beetles. It's confusing and wrong.
I'm going to knit a beetle that actually looks like a beetle and can be used to play beetle.
There will need to be six different parts, each assigned a number. The beetle will be easy to disassemble and reassemble (I'm thinking Velcro).
Here is my extremely technical diagram of the beetle I plan to knit.
![Technical Diagram of Beetle Design](1308/technical.gif)
I'm not sure yet if I'll make a flat beetle (which would be easier to knit) or a 3D beetle (which would be squishier).
11/08/2013
I Need A Cunning Plan
I'm having a problem deciding what to knit. It's not because I can't think of ideas. It's because I've thought of too many ideas and need to narrow them down a bit.
I've chosen to knit something for the toys and games section. Mostly because I haven't done anything for it in a while. Here's my brainstorm of knitted game ideas.
![Brainstorm of Game Ideas](1308/gamestorm.jpg)
So much to knit so little time. Isn't that always the way.
03/08/2013
Keys
The damage is less impressive now I've bent them back into shape, but you can still see the rips.
![Broken Keys](1308/keys.jpg)
Should I use my new superpowers for evil or to fight crime?
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