something with bats on

I very rarely write. It's a habit I need to get back into, but lately I've been more of a consumer than a creator of content, and that's unfortunate. I yearn to knit more, and do more with my hands- and play Pokemon, for some bizarre reason. It's an odd thing, actually studying IT. I use computers every day- literally every day, now I have an Eee PC- but never seem to run out of blogs to read, and Tweets to follow, and fic to find. The internet is an engrossing pastime, and lends itself to consumption. Actually updating a journal is a fine idea, but finding the time to talk about things is less fun than it sounds.

Anyway. My urge to create is such that I'm knitting while I'm on the internet- interknitting, if you will- which is a good time. The zine my friend and sidekick Mishka and I keep talking about creating is itching under my skin, aching to get out. Promising! For the moment, though, I want to knit things. My current to-knit list looks something like this:

-finish off the Elisa Nest Tote I just started
-knit something (probably something with bats on) for the fabulous Mary Borsellino, because she is my favourite and deserves bats
-a neckwarmer for Nat
-more squares for Wrap With Love
-something with Oogie Boogie on it

Of those, I've had 'something with bats on for Mary' on my little list since her birthday in March, back when 'something with bats' was a pair of handwarmers with the Torchwood logo on the back- a pattern I should write up and post, since they went really well. Unfortunately, I knitted them in Grignesco Bambi, which is gorgeous pure wool. Mary is allergic to wool. Strong Fail.

Alright! Enough crying about yarn. I'm going to finish a row, finish my breakfast, and start in on a LiveJournal post. Yes, I have four tabs open in Notepad++, stop looking at me like that.

Dr. Rockin's Patterns #2.5: Umbrella Academy Vest- REDUX!

Umbrella Academy Vest REDUX!
Adapted from The Australian Wool Council's Traditional Knitting With Wool, pattern 25, to this snazzy cosplay-tastic version by J.K. Rockin'. No infringement of copyright is intended; I don't own any of the copyrights to the Umbrella Academy, but I DO own this pattern, so please don't use this commercially. (That means don't knit one and sell it, or Gerard will come to your house and suck your blood.)

Dr. Rockin's Patterns #4: Shamelessly Unoriginal Ear Hat

The Shamelessly Unoriginal Ear Hat
The basic concept of this hat (and, okay, most of the specs. Get off my back, dude, I just knit stuff okay) has been shamelessly pinched from Demon Knit Designs' Pencil Case Hat, but I've tweaked it to my preferred specifications. Like, y'know, hats that aren't MASSIVE AND UNWEILDY. This is my version! It is absurdly simple.

Dr. Rockin's Patterns #3: Flap Hat of Awesomeness

Jenn's Flap Hat of Awesomeness
Like many of my patterns, this one's a cinch. The only slightly tricky part is picking up stitches, and that's a snap once you know how. You can find any number of good tutorials around the place. I like this one.

Dr. Rockin's Patterns #2: Umbrella Academy Vest

Umbrella Academy Vest
Adapted from The Australian Wool Council's Traditional Knitting With Wool, pattern 25, to this snazzy cosplay-tastic version by J.K. Rockin'. No infringement of copyright is intended; I don't own any of the copyrights to the Umbrella Academy, but I DO own this pattern, so please don't use this commercially. (That means don't knit one and sell it, or Gerard will come to your house and suck your blood.)