Knit Space Invaders
ax174 points us to Dutch Blogger Saskia who shares with us her free pattern for knitting a Space Invader toy. Link.
Technology
GeekSugar Poll: Best Geek Craft of 2007
I agree with GeekSugar — that geeks and crafts go hand-in-hand. Right now, they’ve little poll on what’s the best geek craft of 2007. I love them all but my vote has to go to the crochet atari by Jack Rabbit (Psst! They also make cute crochet gnome vases). Cast your vote for the best […]
Server Coat
This awesome winter coat is printed with images of a wiring closet. I know some sysadmins who would disappear if they wore this at work! – [via] Link.
Plush Toy Design Software
Yuki Mori and Takeo Igarashi from The University of Tokyo have created this really cool tool for designing plush toy patterns. It looks very easy to learn and lets you model completely original toys, then gives you the 2D pattern from which to sew. Computer science just got cute. – [via] Link.
How-To: Repair Christmas Lights
The low-down on Christmas tree lights and how to fix them.
Quilted Leisure Suit Larry Girls
Sarah J. Pierce, a Florida artist, has recreated some of the ladies from Leisure Suit Larry game in fabric and thread. The small quilts are 8″x10″ and use splash-dyed fabrics for things like hair and skin color variations. – [via] Link.
Virtual Gingerbread House
Every year I promise myself I’ll make a gingerbread house for the holidays, and every year I get way too wrapped up in other projects to even think about attempting it. This year I’ll bypass the guilt entirely and just play with the new Allsorts-created online gingerbread house builder! Link.
