Happy 2010!

The 2009 holidays were busy, with smaller gift projects flying off my needles at a rapid rate. Hard to post anything about those efforts, as the intended recipients might see!

Looking back, here is the result of the past 2 months work:

• 5 hats (okay, 2 were for me...)
  
• 1 baby pod (pictured above)
  
• 2 robot brooches
• 8 coffee/tea cozies
• 1 new Proto Robot

Next year, I need to do a little more advance planning!

Talking of planning, one of my resolutions for 2010 is to clarify the purpose of this blog and, with that clarity in mind, to post more often. So far, here is my outline:

• Develop a mission statement to answer the question, why would anyone want to read this blog? (still working on this)
  
• Plan and post in logical sections: Projects On and Off my Needles, Bye-Bye Budget ( Products to <3 ), Travel & Adventures, Geekery Alert!
  
• Play the Eliminate the Words 'I' and 'me' game (go ahead, try it!)
• Get my random capitalization under control
  
• Above all, do no harm (constructive criticism is ok, but no careless or hurtful posts)

Any resolutions to share, ye bloggers out there?

We have a winner!!! (sort of)

Way back in April, I submitted one of my Proto the Robo brooches to the TNNA/Piecework Magazine brooch contest.

While I did not win any of the fabulous prizes, my brooch did make the group selected for display in a special exhibit - and is pictured in this month's Piecework Magazine.

Super-wohoo!

Little proto can be spotted with his 52 new friends at the Embroiderer's Guild of America Museum in Louisville, Kentucky through September 23rd, 2009.

P.S. Take note ye who scoff at the social media revolution - I found out about this contest on Twitter!!

Avatar is born

This weekend, Jeff and I were in the Vermont studio (aka my parent's house). Luckily, this usually means lots of knitting time with Mom. Time that was sorely needed for finishing the latest robotknitter invention. Here are some photos of my first attempt at "Avatar" - a knitted version of my online other-self as envisioned by Jason Pym.



Thanks again, Jace! And thanks Jeff for taking her out into the Vermont sunshine and capturing some great photos.

Now I need to work out the directions by knitting another robot - and then figure out how and where to post the .PDF instructions for sale. Stay tuned!

Robot Away

New from the robotknitter development labs comes the Proto the Robo Brooch.

PieceWork Magazine is running a contest for needle art brooches. I heard about it from InterweaveNews on Twitter. (Who says Twitter is not a useful tool?)

So, of course I had to come up with a wearable robot. A robo-buddy who can go with you everywhere. Hoo-ha!

Wish me luck!

Meanwhile, need to get back to the labs and start working on the next generation of robo-knittetics.

Peace out.

Robots looking for good homes

Well, here goes nothing... I have been obsessively knitting up proto robots in various shades and hues and have started putting them up for sale on Etsy. I have more to go as soon as my in-house photographer takes some photos - and he is waiting on the sun. Could be a while here in still-wintry New England.....



Know anyone who would want to take one home?

http://robotknitter.etsy.com

Posted my first free pattern!

I finally got around to typing up the instructions to my proto robot pattern. You can download it from my new website robotknitter.com.

Please give it a try and let me know how it goes. Send me links to your completed robots so I can share them here. If you are a ravelry member, be sure to link to the pattern too!

Happy knitting.

Robot Finished!

Finished! Hubby has put in a vote for no felting... so guess I will have to knit another for the great felting experiment. Yay!

Geek knitter learns to blog

Knitting.... blogging.... robots. I am on a quest. A quest to learn how to blog. A quest to design knitted robots. The world needs more knitted robots. People need knitted robots. Cats need knitted robots with a little string dangling off the end. And maybe a bell.

This blog is dedicated to my mother who taught me how to knit oh so many years ago. Plus she is likely the only one who will read it.

How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop? The world may never know...