The Greatest Knitting Patterns in the Universe! (@ io9)

Over at io9, an article shows off some awesome free knitted (and crocheted) “geeky” patterns. Here are some of the features, but be sure to go check out all of them:

Knitted Dalek Pattern (with its own Kaled in the zippered pouch)

The Doctor Who Fourth Doctor’s Scarf (Tom Baker seen here wearing it)

Tree of Gondor Sweater from The Lord of the Rings

The Weasley Sweater from Harry Potter

And there’s much, much more, like a Starbuck Hat from Battlestar Galactica and Jayne’s cap from Firefly and DNA models and Transformers dishcloths and Star Trek potholders and some Mario video game stuff … and more! Go check it out – they’re all free patterns to enjoy!

More Christina Hendricks Etsy pics!

OK – I am going to admit here one of my biggest girlcrushes ever … Christina Hendricks, who plays Joan Holloway Harris on the AMC tv show Mad Men. She is a goddess; gorgeous, charming, was on one of the best TV shows ever (Firefly
!), and wait for it…

…SHE’S A KNITTER.

Oh, be still my beating heart.

She even stated she wanted to nab a movie role where she learned kung fu. I’ve been a kung fu practitioner for years, and I’ll volunteer to give her the basic forms. I even went as Joan Holloway for Hallowe’en last year (and I’ve been a redhead every since).

One of Christina’s friends has an Etsy shop, and she’s posed in the shop photos as a wearable goods model in the past. Well, she’s back!

[click on each pic to be magically transported to the Etsy listing!]

Sigh.