As a follow up to yesterdays post here is another picture of ragg socks that I have knitted.
Most of these ragg socks has been sold on eBay for various prices. The crazy ragg socks with all the different colors definitely fetch the best prices on eBay, but are also way more time consuming to knit than “regular” ragg socks with only a couple types of yarn.

I wish I could be more productive and blog and knit at the same time 😉

As a male knitter people sometimes think that I am gay as knitting is still seen as very feminine and not very manly.
Although I am not gay I support the gay and lesbian communities out there 100% and I think we need to fight against all the stupid prejudice that is still out there.
In my country (which is Norway) we have come a pretty far way in the fight against prejudice and the government will soon make gay marriage legal. About time, if you ask me!
But there is still much work to be done so the gay and lesbian communities got my solidarity.

In other countries the situation for gays and lesbians might be different. The internet can be a great way to fight prejudice and in Romania there is a blog called Gay Romania that writes about gay and lesbian issues.
One thing that Gay Romania write about is the Gay Fest 2008. Gay fest’s are a great way to celebrate the gay lifestyle.

Another thing that Gay Romania writes about is a contest called Miss Travesti. Like the name of the contest inclines this is a Miss contest for transvestites. From the pictures on the blog it seems like the “beauty queens” are judged not only by looks, but also how they dress and sing.
Looks like a lot of fun 😉

Here is a few of the first ragg socks I ever knitted. I was experimenting with colors and wild patterns, and just had a lot of fun.
The people posing with the socks are some friends that I studied organic farming with 2 years ago.
Great people 🙂

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Seems like BBC don’t like us knitting folks.
A knitter, known by the nick-name Mazzmatazz, posted some knitting patterns of Doctor Who aliens on her website. She did not make any money from the patterns as they were free to use.
Apparently someone used her knitting patterns and put the knitted products up for sale on eBay.
The BBC didn’t like this and wanted to cut the source off. They contacted Mazzmatazz to ask her to remove the patterns and it looks like BBC succeeded.
This case has stirred quite a bit controversy among Doctor Who fans so BBC has offered to talk with Mazzmatazz to reach some kind of settlement. We will see how this turns out.

Here is some pictures of the original animated Adipose and the knitted version:

I have never seen this TV-series myself, but after reading about Doctor Who this seems like a really cool series for a sci-fi fan like me. I guess BBC scored some publicity from this, although in my opinion a bit silly of the mighty BBC.

Photos courtesy of bbc.co.uk

As I am about to move into a new house in the southern part of Norway later this summer, I will be looking to buy some cheap rugs to have on our floors as I am not the richest person in the world. There will be several small children living in this house so it is important that we keep the children warm with some rugs in the rooms where they will be playing and are having fun.

One website that offer area rugs and other rugs is Superior Rugs which has quality rugs at good prices. They have been producing rugs for over 20 years so it seems like they have a great deal of experience in this trade.
As they are producing the rugs themselves and not use a middleman, they are able to sell the rugs at very low prices compared to other rug dealers. If you should find something wrong with rugs purchased from Superior Rugs they have a 30 day back policy and additional 60 days for manufacturer defects. Seems like a safe place to buy rugs from.

On the website you can browse through a large number of different rugs. I like the way you can search among all the rugs by size, shape (rectangular area rugs, round area rugs and runner area rugs), by color and by recommended rugs.

Superior Rugs got a section on their website where you can buy area rugs at clearance sale prices. The items on the clearance sale part are updated daily. They are also very limited and you have to buy the rugs fast to be sure that they are not sold out.

There is also a final clearance sale part on the site where you can also find rugs sold at discounted prices.
These prices really make me want to buy a few for my new home.

Steve Speirs from Run Bulldog Run sent me a tip about a free knitted Elvis wig pattern. As you can see in the picture, a wig like this would be a perfect gift for any Elvis fan. I don’t really like that kind of music, but I will keep this pattern in mind when Christmas comes.

The pattern is designed by a yarn company called Sirdar, but there should not be any problems using yarn from other companies.

Check out the free Elvis wig pattern at The Shed.