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 […]
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.
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.
The low-down on Christmas tree lights and how to fix them.
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.
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.
An Austrailian company manufactures this punch-out and slot-together mallet, milled from a single sheet of plywood. As one BoingBoing reader points out, this would go well packaged with Ikea furniture! – [via] Link.
